New attractions open at Blists Hill
Saturday 4th April 2009, 11:15AM BST.
Easter visitors to a Shropshire attraction will be able to explore two brand new features which mark the completion of the first phase of a £12 million redevelopment.
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Blists Hill Victorian Town, near Ironbridge, now boasts a new Canal Street and an artisans’ quarter which have both opened to the public.
The new street is lined on both sides with a parade of shops, including a drapers, an outfitters, a Post Office, a photographers and a sweet shop.
The artisans’ quarter includes a plumpers, a tinsmiths and a decorative plasterers shop.
A Blists Hill spokesman said: “The shops along Canal Street have been designed and built with the greatest of care to ensure that they are authentic copies of buildings from the locality.”
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I have been to Blists Hill before it was a super day out, and I shall definately be going again. I would like to make soeme of the Victorian Clothes but cannot find dress or blouse patterns anywhere. Anyone got any ideas?
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