The illustration is reproduced as figure 11 on page 25 of the English Heritage Book of Ironbridge Gorge by Catherine Clark (1993).
It is difficult to date bell pits but there is evidence to suggest that they were commonly used in the area until the early part of the 17th century.
This is part of the Volume: IC146 Ironbridge Gorge, The Gorge, Telford and Wrekin; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction and Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive
© Historic England Archive
Illustrator: Dobie, Judith
Bell Pit
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