During this year I shall be posting photographs from places around the UK, many of which have not been published before. Where I have previously blogged about a location I will provide a link to the post, though you won’t be able to comment on it as I restrict comments to six months.
J is for Jackfield
Jackfield is a village in Shropshire on the south bank of the River Severn, in the Ironbridge Gorge. There was a pottery here from at least 1634 and corn mills existed along the stream that flowed into the river. Manufacture of pottery continued throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, with specialism moving on to the production of tiles, including high quality encaustic tiles.
The Jackfield Tile Museum is one of ten museums in the Severn Gorge.
The settlement is mainly linear alongside the steep bank of the river from the Free Bridge to the Memorial Bridge which crosses over to the north bank and onto Coalport.
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It looks an interesting place to spend a day or two.
We stayed a few days in Ironbridge when we used to visit the M-i-L and really enjoyed exploring the gorge by foot. Lots of interesting museums too.
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I agree with Jo. Oh for a holiday back in the UK!
It’s not very nice at the moment! We stayed in Ironbridge in April once and it was very nice in and around the gorge.
So far, I’ve only visited the UK between April and mid-August!
Probably the best times. April and May are my favourite months, September can be delightful too.
I just loved all the spring flowers.
That’s why I love spring. 😁
It does look so lovely Jude. Your photos really make it 🙂
It’s an interesting historical industrial area Brian, Ironbridge itself is well worth visiting. I have often thought that Shropshire is a very underrated county.
Agree with Jo, looks a fascinating place
This area is a nice flat walk through to Coalport and the potteries. Of course Ironbridge itself is the star of the gorge, but there is a lot to explore close by and the museums are very good.
Ah, yess…. I recall visiting a museum years ago, when we went to Ironbridge, most atmospheric
I went to Ironbridge once, (a long time ago) but had never heard of Jackfield. Thanks for the tour of that historical village.
Best wishes, Pete. x
The Severn Gorge is a very interesting area for a few days exploring the different museums. We once looked at a house near this location, but decided it was a bit too close to the river for comfort.
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of this place but it sounds well worth a visit
The whole of the Ironbridge / Severn gorge is worth a couple of days.
Jackfield? I’d never heard of it, but on the strength of this post, it’s now on the list.
I suspect only Shropshire folk will have heard of it. A nice walk from the iron bridge itself. And close to Tish in her new abode of Broseley.
An extra inducement. We have friends near Shrewsbury whom we visit so now there are extra reasons too!
Our grandchildren loved the museums too when they were younger.
Oh, a tile museum – that would be something worth seeing, definitely!
Sadly we didn’t actually go inside! No idea why not.
Looks an interesting place
It is if you like industrial history and walking by the river is enjoyable too.
I like the idea of having more vehicle-free routes for pedestrians and cyclists. It certainly gives visitors more time to absorb what they’ve seen. A kind gesture of remembering war veterans and useful to boot. Northern England is pretty much industrial areas aren’t they? We enjoyed visiting Northern England, well most of it.