Reconstruction illustration of the Bedlam Furnaces from across the River Severn as they may have appeared in the late 18th or early 19th century

Date:
1992
Location:
Bedlam Furnace, Waterloo Street, The Gorge, Ironbridge, Telford And Wrekin
Reference:
IC146/014
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

The illustration is reproduced as colour plate 5 in the 1993 English Heritage Book of Ironbridge Gorge by Catherine Clark.

The Bedlam Furnaces were built by the Madeley Wood Company in 1756 - 1757. In the 19th century one furnace continued to be used as a brick kiln but the rest of the site was abandoned during the 1840s.

Content

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

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Illustrator: White, Shelley

Illustrator: Dobie, Judith

Keywords

Georgian Iron Furnace, Georgian Iron Working Site, Georgian Blast Furnace