The area’s importance, with the Iron Bridge at its heart, can barely be overstated: it was here that the seeds of the Industrial Revolution were sown We live in a period of rapid change, but it’s far from the first time we’ve taken a great leap forward. While Britain is famous for its royal history, castles and palaces, one of its most significant eras saw the country at the forefront of Industrial Revolution, effectively giving birth to the modern world.
Sparked by a series of swift advances in manufacturing, with inventions such as the steam engine, powered textile machinery, gas lighting, and efficient ways to exploit raw materials, in a few decades from the late 18th century onwards, Britain’s rural economy, where manufacturing took place in people’s homes, was quickly…
