Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust / Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust
- Cultural Route
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- European Route of Industrial Heritage
- Country
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- United Kingdom
- Member Category
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- Cultural Institution / NGO
- Museum
- Heritage Site
- Member Status
- Individual
- Year of Accession to Membership
- N/D
- Contact Details
- Ironbridge Gorge Museum
Coach Road
Coalbrookdale
Telford TF8 7DQ (United Kingdom)
Tel: +44 01952 435 900
Website: www.ironbridge.org.uk
Email: contactus[at]ironbridge.org.uk
- Contact Person
- N/D
- Main Town/Region
- Coalbrookdale (Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, West Midlands, England)
- Site Town/Region
- Coalbrookdale (Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, West Midlands, England)
- Main GPS Location
- 52.639144, -2.493057
- Site GPS Location
- 52.639144, -2.493057
- UNESCO World Heritage List
- Ironbridge Gorge (1986) (whc.unesco.org/en/list/371)
- European Heritage Label
- N/D
- Other Heritage Labels
- N/D
- Description
- The iron bridge on the Severn Gorge (1779) was of its kind in the world, and is today a monument to Industrial Revolution. The bridge was built to link the industrial town of Broseley with the smaller mining town of Madeley (Shropshire).
The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust is operates the Ironbridge Gorge Museum, together with other museums and historic sites within the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site.
The Ironbridge Gorge Museum is an Anchor Point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
- Logos/Pictures
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With the support of:
EPA HEADQUARTERS | EICR
Luxembourg
