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Bedlam Furnaces

Bedlam Furnaces

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Bedlam Furnaces

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Ironbridge Gorge WHS

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Location: The Gorge, Telford and Wrekin, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

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Dan Hobson

December 11, 2018

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These impressive remains are all that is left of a coke-fired blast furnace. Built in 1756-7 by the Madeley Wood Company, this is a spectacular relic from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Owing to their significance, the furnaces have been protected with a hood. It is now part of the Ironbridge Gorge open-air museum, which is free to enter and open 24 hours.

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