Museum of the Gorge
The Museum of the Gorge, originally the Severn Warehouse, is one of the ten museums of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust. It portrays the history of the Ironbridge Gorge and the surrounding area of Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England.Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Ironbridge, Shropshire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Museum of the Gorge, Ironbridge” and “Museum of the River”
- Address: The Wharfage, Ironbridge, Telford, TF8 7NH
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Enginuity and Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron.
Enginuity
Museum
Enginuity is an interactive design and technology centre in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England. It is the newest of the ten museums operated by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust and was opened in 2002. Enginuity is situated 3,300 feet north of Museum of the Gorge.
Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron
Museum
Photo: Helen Simonsson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron is one of ten Ironbridge Gorge Museums administered by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust. The museum is based in the town of Coalbrookdale in the Ironbridge Gorge, in Shropshire, England, within a World Heritage Site, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron is situated 3,600 feet north of Museum of the Gorge.
Holy Trinity Church, Coalbrookdale
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican church in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England. It is part of the United Benefice of Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge and Little Wenlock, in the Diocese of Hereford. The building is Grade II* listed. Holy Trinity Church, Coalbrookdale is situated 2,800 feet north of Museum of the Gorge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ironbridge and Coalbrookdale.
Ironbridge
Ironbridge is a riverside village in the borough of Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England. Located on the bank of the River Severn, at the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge, it lies in the civil parish of The Gorge.
Coalbrookdale
Village
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coalbrookdale is a settlement in the Ironbridge Gorge and the Telford and Wrekin borough of Shropshire, England, of great significance in the history of iron ore smelting.
Benthall
Village
Photo: Stephen Dewhirst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Benthall is a small village in the civil parish of Barrow, in Shropshire, England. It is situated to the south of Telford, about a mile south of Ironbridge on the River Severn, and almost contiguous with the town of Broseley.
Museum of the Gorge
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: The Gorge, Telford and Wrekin, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.6295° or 52° 37′ 46″ northLongitude
-2.49225° or 2° 29′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C4VJGH5+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
way 60473765OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q18708772
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In Other Languages
“Museum of the Gorge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “谷博物館”
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