Tish Farrell – Writer on the Edge
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Broseley Local History Society Incorporating the Wilkinson Society
The next meeting will be a walk around Newport - See Newsletter for details
Broseley has strong links with the early industrial revolution. By the beginning of the 17th Century it was a thriving industrial settlement having close links with Coalbrookdale, on the other side of the River Severn. In the 18th and 19th centuries it developed into a major center for coal mining, iron manufacture, earthenware manufacture and a variety of associated activities. The famous Iron Bridge was built in 1779 to link Broseley with Coalbrookdale and led to the foundation of the town of Ironbridg
Tish Farrell – Writer on the Edge