BEYOND
IRONBRIDGE - INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE SEVERN VALLEY AND SHROPSHIRE.
Course No. 024
The Ironbridge Gorge is a world heritage site - the birthplace of the industrial
revolution - but how did industry affect the surrounding lanscape? This course
introduces industrial archaeology with two tours of sites around the Severn
valley and Shropshire.
Industrial
landscapes to be seen are as varied as canals, quarries, tramways and lead mines,
some of which may date back to Roman times.
This weekend course is an introduction to industrial archaeology (past and future
developments) with a Friday evening lecture and two day field visits by coach.
Some sites visited include rough walking.
Sites to be visited during the two day period are, Ironbridge gorge sites around
Broseley and Ironbridge but outside the museum area. Canals-Longdon upon Tern
iron aqueduct. Wenlock Edge limestone quarries and kilns. Shropshire lead mining
sites.Charlcote furnace, Clee Hill quarries and railway incline. Catherton Common-early
coal mine bell pits.Stourport canal basin and Kidderminster as an example of
urban industrial lanscape.
A more detailed itinery will be available later in the year, the tutor is Dr.
Peter Stanier a highly qualified and respected lecturer and writer.
