Blists Hill Victorian Town

Blists Hill Victorian Town is an open-air museum built on a former industrial complex located in Madeley, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England. The museum attempts to recreate the sights, sounds and smells of a Victorian Shropshire town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is one of ten museums operated by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust.

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  Acton Burnell Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Shropshire, England, UK  

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  Moreton Corbet Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Shropshire, England, UK  

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  Dudley Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Dudley, United Kingdom  

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  Shrewsbury Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in Shrewsbury, England  

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  Hodnet Hall ⓘ
  country house and estate in Shropshire, England, UK

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  Ancient High House ⓘ
  historic house in Stafford, England, United Kingdom

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  Benthall Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Shropshire, England, UK

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  Blists Hill Victorian Town ⓘ
  Open-air museum in Telford, United Kingdom

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  Boscobel House ⓘ
  historic house museum in Shropshire, England, UK

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  British Ironworks Centre & Shropshire Sculpture Park ⓘ
  forge, park, and showroom in Shropshire, England

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  Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron ⓘ
  Museum in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Darby Houses ⓘ
  Historic houses, now a museum, in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Dudmaston Hall ⓘ
  country house in Shropshire, England, UK

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  Enginuity ⓘ
  Interactive museum in Shropshire, England

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  Lace Guild Museum ⓘ
  museum in Stourbridge, Staffordshire, England, UK

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  Locksmith's House ⓘ
  museum in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Morville Hall ⓘ
  country house in Morville, Shropshire, England, UK

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  Moseley Old Hall ⓘ
  historic house and museum in Featherstone, Staffordshire, England, UK

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  Museum of the Gorge ⓘ
  museum in Ironbridge, Shropshire, United Kingdom

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  Soldiers of Shropshire Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Shrewsbury, United Kingdom  

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  The Engine House ⓘ
  transport museum at Highley station on the Severn Valley Railway

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  Weston Park ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Weston-under-Lizard, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Chillington Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in South Staffordshire, England, UK

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  Attingham Park ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  former theatre, now museum in Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom

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  Sunnycroft ⓘ
  Historic house museum in Wellington, Shropshire, England, UK

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  Wolverhampton Art Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery in West Midlands, United Kingdom

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  Wightwick Manor ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in the West Midlands, UK

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  Bilston Craft Gallery ⓘ
  museum and library in Bilston, Wolverhampton  

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  Dudley Zoo ⓘ
  zoo in West Midlands, England

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  Wroxeter Roman Site And Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wroxeter, England, UK

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  Coalport China Museum ⓘ
  Industry museum in Coalport, England, United Kingdom

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  Bewdley Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bewdley, England, United Kingdom

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  Acton Scott Heritage Farm ⓘ
  farming museum, United Kingdom

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  Black Country Living Museum ⓘ
  open-air museum of manufacturing history in Dudley, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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  Much Wenlock Museum ⓘ
  museum in Much Wenlock, England, United Kingdom

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  Telford Steam Railway ⓘ
  heritage line in the UK

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  Royal Air Force Museum Cosford ⓘ
  military aviation museum at RAF Cosford, Shropshire, England, UK

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  Broadfield House Glass Museum ⓘ
  art, craft and social history museum in Kingswinford, West Midlands

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  Jackfield Tile Museum ⓘ
  Museum of ceramic tile making, Shropshire, United Kingdom

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  Dudley Canal and Caverns ⓘ
  museum in Tipton, Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK

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1070 Shrewsbury Castle

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1724 Chillington Hall

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1785 Attingham Park

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1835 Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery

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1880 Sunnycroft

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1884 Wolverhampton Art Gallery

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1887 Wightwick Manor

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1937 Bilston Craft Gallery

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1937 Dudley Zoo

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1947 Wroxeter Roman Site And Museum

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1967 Coalport China Museum

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1972 Bewdley Museum

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1975 Acton Scott Heritage Farm

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1975 Black Country Living Museum

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1975 Much Wenlock Museum

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1976 Telford Steam Railway

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1979 Royal Air Force Museum Cosford

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1980 Broadfield House Glass Museum

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2007 Jackfield Tile Museum

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2015 Dudley Canal and Caverns

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ENTRANCE SIGN BLIST HILL OPEN AIR museum - Unknown - 20513851 - RCE

Blists Hill museum: goods train

Toll house, Blists Hill Open Air Museum

Peel, Williams & Peel beam engine (1840s) Blists Hill, Ironbridge 25.11.1994 Scans068 (11075987254)

The Spry goes by road

Blists Hill Victorian Town - steam crane

Blists Hill Victorian Town Museum - beam engine.

Blists Hill Victorian Town, Madeley - old boiler

• Evaluating the experiences and benefits gained by tourists visiting a socio‐industrial heritage museum: An application of ASEB grid analysis to Blists hill open‐air museum, the Ironbridge Gorge museum, United Kingdom - scholarly article by A BEEHO published in September 1995, Q1860
• Coalport and Blists Hill: Nuffield Survey, Second Interim Report - report published in 1987

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Acton Burnell Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Moreton Corbet Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1070	Dudley Castle	castle, archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1070	Shrewsbury Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	garden		Hodnet Hall	garden, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Ancient High House	house, historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Benthall Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Blists Hill Victorian Town	open-air museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Boscobel House	farmhouse, historic house museum, hunting lodge	Wikidata
site	museum		British Ironworks Centre & Shropshire Sculpture Park	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron	industry museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Darby Houses	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dudmaston Hall	mansion, historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Enginuity	technology museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Lace Guild Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Locksmith's House	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Morville Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Moseley Old Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Museum of the Gorge	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Soldiers of Shropshire Museum	military museum, regimental museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Engine House	railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Weston Park	architectural structure, English country house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1724	Chillington Hall	historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1785	Attingham Park	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1835	Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery	museum, theatre building, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1880	Sunnycroft	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1884	Wolverhampton Art Gallery	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1887	Wightwick Manor	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1937	Bilston Craft Gallery	public library, museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1937	Dudley Zoo	zoo, charitable organization	Wikidata
site	museum	1947	Wroxeter Roman Site And Museum	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1967	Coalport China Museum	industry museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Bewdley Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Acton Scott Heritage Farm	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Black Country Living Museum	open-air museum, living museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Much Wenlock Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Telford Steam Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Royal Air Force Museum Cosford	tourist attraction, military museum, aviation museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Broadfield House Glass Museum	museum, museum building	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	Jackfield Tile Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2015	Dudley Canal and Caverns	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		OUDE MIJNingang (NEP) - Unknown - 20513856 - RCE		Commons
commons	image		OVERVIEW ENTRACE - Unknown - 20513864 - RCE		Commons
commons	image		ENTRANCE SIGN BLIST HILL OPEN AIR museum - Unknown - 20513851 - RCE		Commons
commons	image		Blists Hill museum: goods train		Commons
commons	image		Toll house, Blists Hill Open Air Museum		Commons
commons	image		Peel, Williams & Peel beam engine (1840s) Blists Hill, Ironbridge 25.11.1994 Scans068 (11075987254)		Commons
commons	image		The Spry goes by road		Commons
commons	image		Blists Hill Victorian Town - steam crane		Commons
commons	image		Blists Hill Victorian Town Museum - beam engine.		Commons
commons	image		Blists Hill Victorian Town, Madeley - old boiler		Commons