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Located in Iron Bridge, Shropshire, West Midlands, England Approximately 1.4 miles away. Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. Ironbridge is where Abraham Darby I perfected the technique of smelting iron with coke, allowing much cheaper production of iron. The town contains The Iron Bridge, the first brid... |
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Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, West Midlands, England Approximately 13.7 miles away. Originally a Saxon fort and then Norman castle. Built from red sandstone. Rebuilt around 1300. Restoration work in the early tentieth century. Houses the Shropshire Regimental Museum... |
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Located in Dudley, West Midlands, West Midlands, England Approximately 17.4 miles away. A living museum examining the working and living conditions of people in the Black Country. Located by Dudley Castle in the Black Country (the West Midlands to the north west of Birmingham)*. Exhibits include a coalmine,... |