Time once again for Five on Friday with Amy.
This is the pretty little cottage which we have been calling
home this week, nestled in the heart of Staffordshire and just a few miles from
the world famous Ironbridge Gorge.
“Internationally known as the birthplace of the Industrial
Revolution, the Ironbridge Gorge is an exciting, inspirational and beautiful
World Heritage Site. This landscape is where industrial pioneers shaped our
modern world” (Source: Ironbridge Gorge Museums)
Ironbridge boasts 10 Museums, we would have liked to have
visited them all but had to limit ourselves to just two.
My Five on Friday photographs this week were taken on our
first museum visit to Coalport China Museum which is home to a wonderful collection of
Coalport and Caughley china.
Independent artists have set up workshops in some of the restored buildings.
In others volunteers showcase some of the techniques employed in the production and decoration of the china pieces.
On the 17th September Ironbridge will celebrate 30 years as a World Heritage Site and will mark the occasion with a World Heritage River Festival.
Sadly we'll be back in Normandy by then but if you live close enough to take a trip to Ironbridge I think it would make a great day out for all the family.
Sadly we'll be back in Normandy by then but if you live close enough to take a trip to Ironbridge I think it would make a great day out for all the family.
One regret I have about our recent trip to England is that I didn't get to see any of the china industries. Some day I'd like to return and visit the factories. Coalport makes beautiful pieces. I saw some of them in the V & A, I think. What a great place for an outing.
ReplyDeleteJust imagining my husband in a china factory or shop is enough to make me shake my head and know I will never get to visit except for your lovely pictures of the places. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fascinating place. Bet you are loving having time to explore new places at the moment. B x
ReplyDeleteFor sure the objects were amazing too but what about these wonderful old brick buildings! They are gorgeous, so good that they have preserved. Happy weekend Maggia!
ReplyDeleteThere is so much to see around Ironbridge, you could spend weeks there. Hope you enjoyed your holiday and had some good weather.
ReplyDeleteI have a very weak spot for china -- admiring it, collecting it. I'm afraid this place would have been both heaven and my downfall!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your tour of the Coalport China Museum. Sounds like you had a great time! Happy Friday!
ReplyDeleteThank you for showing us Ironbridge and your tour of the Coalport China Museum. I would love to visit Ironbridge one of these days. My list of places to visit is growing ever longer after reading the five on Friday blog posts. xx
ReplyDeleteWonderful museums so familiar to me as they aren't far away. It's lovely to see Coalport China through your eyes. The River Festival sounds interesting:)
ReplyDeleteGreat photos from Ironbridge. I've never been but have been in Staffordshire once. I'd love to return to England someday soon. Have a wonderful weekend Maggie!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great visit you must have had! So much history and so fascinating. Thank you for joining in, I hope you have a great weekend! xx
ReplyDeleteI have never been to Staffordshire but would love to visit one day as the history of the area fascinates me. Thank you for sharing your visit.
ReplyDeleteI have visited several of the Staffs. potteries over the years. Amazing histories, and England did make some truly gorgeous china.
ReplyDeleteYour little cottage is lovely - know your stay must have been very enjoyable.
Maggie, glad you had this visit. Love seeing all your photos. Thanks for taking us along.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing some of what you have recently enjoyed seeing. It is amazing to me to realize how the world around us changes so much through the experiments and inventions of others...creative revolution!
ReplyDeleteironbridge looks like a fantastic place to visit, i'll have to take the kids there some day, we love historical places like that
ReplyDeleteI love the museums in Ironbridge. Oddly, the Coalport museum is about the only one I haven't seen! So thanks for sharing.
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