Ironbridge's museums will be closing early this Sunday as they shut down ahead of a National Trust takeover. The move comes ...

Kate Cadman has worked for the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust since 1982.

"There are a lot of members of the National Trust who don't know where Ironbridge is, so I think the addition of the museums will make it a destination, hopefully." Steve Green, bar manager of The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The National Trust is receiving a £9 million Government grant to take on the care of the museums and buildings that mark the ...

In May 2025, a volunteer working with the Trust’s Collections team spotted a plate and medal with links to the Coalbrookdale School of Art, which operated in the Ironbridge Gorge between 1856 and 1924 ...

The National Trust is receiving a £9 million government grant to take on the care of the museums and buildings that mark the “birthplace of the industrial revolution”. The grant will allow the trust ...

The move represents a major step for some of Shropshire and Telford's most important tourist attractions, which welcome thousands of visitors to the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution every year.

The National Trust is receiving a £9 million Government grant to take on the care of the museums and buildings that mark the “birthplace of the industrial revolution”. The grant will allow the trust ...