Blists Hill Ironworks, Ironbridge April 2008

Blists Hill Victorian Town is one of the ten Ironbridge Gorge Museums sites. The ironworks is used to recycle scrap wrought iron, in this case heavy mooring chain. Wrought iron is almost pure iron mixed with silica slag and the billets rolled at ironbridge go on to be rolled down further to produce stock for conservation work. For more information look up www.ironbridge.org.uk

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Science & Technology

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• wrought
• iron
• ironbridge
• Blists
• Hill
• steam
• hammer
• rolling
• mill

[HughTwo]

Excellent coverage of the process. Looks like you were able to get up really close and see things from interesting angles.

[stowey44]

Just paid a visit to Blists Hill a couple of weeks ago - sadly the ironworks is not working now. I have generations of ancestors who were iron puddlers so it was really interesting to see a Victorian Ironworks - One of the Blists Hill staff did give a very informative tour.

[Dragonstud]

awesome

[fishermancollis]

hey norcos3 Mr collis is my dad, sadly not there anymore.

[norcos3]

good to see MR Collis working hard, hows it going?

[thekwaze]

The Dreads are coming on nicely Mark!

[rickster348]

nice shop!

[sanitariumXIII]

nice vid

[SeaSharkGull]

This is excellent, thanks for posting.