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Blists Hill Victorian Town is celebrating 25 years of Constable Jarrett! 🎉 Find out more about his time with us in this interview with the Shropshire Star 🗞️ bit.ly/3zEQ2P8 #Anniversary #Shopshire

Members of Wolverhampton Astronomical Society will be volunteering at this exhibition on Saturday 3rd August 2024. Entry to the exhibition is FREE. The exhibition is in The Coalbrookdale Gallery located next to the Museum of Iron, Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge. The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust

Step back in time... 🕰 Behind the scenes of our shoot for The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust's new TV Ad 🎥 📺 We had a lot of fun filming this one and can't wait to share the final result with you! 👀 #BehindTheScenes #BTS #VideoProduction #TVAd #Ironbridge

Summer School students enjoying their trip to Blistshill Victorian Town. #BromsSummerSchool #BromsgroveSchool

Have you seen our new TV ad yet? 👀 #Ironbridge #Museums

Behind the scenes filming in 10+ locations across 3 days for the The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust TV Ad 🎥  Do you recognise any of these sites? 🚂 🖌 🐎  #Ironbridge #IronbridgeGorgeMuseums #VideoProduction #BehindTheScenes #BTS

In the past print blocks were use to create illustrations of products in the Coalbrookdale Company catalogues. Pictured are some of our volunteers matching blocks to designs in the Coalbrookdale Castings catalogue. 📸 Photos taken by @UKNatArchives #Coalbrookdale #Printing

Last week we welcomed the #HighSheriff of Shropshire, Brian Welti, for a visit to our museums. This was the High Sheriff's first visit to the #museum and he really enjoyed the experience. He even tried his hand in our printing shop! We look forward to welcoming him back soon.

We recently welcomed Blue Peter to Blists Hill Victorian Town 💙 If you tuned into the show this evening, you'll have seen all the fun things Joel and Shini got up to when they visited. Psst! Children with a Blue Peter Badge can visit our museums for free 👀 #BluePeter #TV

❇️ Here’s some of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Festival events coming soon SGCT Fri 30 Aug Cyanotype and Anthotype Printing (for juniors) FREE book a place orlo.uk/TrKyF The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Sat 7 & Sun 8 Sep Heritage Open Days FREE entry. More info orlo.uk/T6YmQ

German Shepherd Rescue Elite ( GSRE ) Patiently waiting for her sausage to cool, on her #dogdayout to Blists Hill Victorian town The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust

Wand making is serious business 💕 The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust

Last week Sarah Roberts, one of our Archivists, attended the SMA Annual Conference 2024 in Cardiff. Sarah delivered a talk on the digitisation of over 400 archaeology plans in 2023, during which she thanked funders for their support. #SMACon2024 #Conference

Our museum collection ranges from gigantic whaling pots to historic costume and documents, but these miniature figures are definitely one of the tiniest items in our collection! #EYATiny #EYA Explore Your Archive

Did you know that in 1932 an elephant from Chapman's Zoo-Circus crossed the Iron Bridge to promote the forthcoming arrival of the circus in the region? 🐘 We imagine it would've made a pretty huge impact on the people it passed by... #EYAHuge #EYA Explore Your Archive

Not only does our Costume department create the historic outfits on display in our exhibits and worn by Blists Hill Victorian Town demonstrators, it also makes them for other heritage organisations. Find out more: bit.ly/3ARinTl #EYAFashion Explore Your Archive

This tile picture panel, currently on display in the John Scott Gallery at Jackfield Tile Museum, features fairies at the christening of Sleeping Beauty. This hand-painted panel came to collector John Scott from a children's hospital ward. #EYAMythology #EYA Explore Your Archive

Cast by the Coalbrookdale Company in 1851 for the Great Exhibition, the Boy and Swan Fountain eventually returned to Coalbrookdale and was re-erected opposite the Old Furnace. It recently underwent conservation work with funding from the NHMF. #EYAAnimals #EYA Explore Your Archive

Important event update! ⚠️ Due to the extreme weather warnings and high winds forecast, we have made the difficult decision to cancel our Victorian Christmas Weekend event this Saturday 7 December. Please visit our website, Facebook or Instagram for more information.

Experiencing life going to school in the Victorian period, Form 5 enjoyed their recent visit to Blists Hill and the sights, sounds and smells of an authentic Victorian town, and learning about the achievements of the pioneering industrialists. #history The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust