Blists Hill news


Steaming along for spring at Blists Hill Museum

It’s full steam ahead at Blists Hill Museum, near Madeley, for the Spring Bank Holiday weekend.


A reminder of our industrial heritage

This week sees the centenary of the closure of the Blists Hill blast furnaces, which are today iconic ruins at the heart of the award-winning Ironbridge Gorge Museum, showcasing the relics of the cradle of the Industrial Revolution.


Shropshire goes flipping mad for pancakes

Shropshire was going flipping mad today to celebrate Shrove Tuesday.


Florin Street Band back in Shropshire to promote Text Santa song

The band behind the theme tune of ITV’s big Christmas charity appeal have been back in Shropshire to promote the event.


Crowds enjoy Blists Hill Victorian Town event

Crowds turned out to enjoy a Victorian Christmas event held in the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage site.


First ever Christmas card on show in Shropshire

The world’s first Christmas card got the stamp of approval from a Shropshire museum as visitors were able to catch a close-up glimpse of the rare artefact.


Blists Hill gets dressed for Kate and Wills’ royal wedding

Staff at Blists Hill Victorian Town in Telford have been getting into the Royal Wedding mood with a range of new dresses for the big day.


County gripped by pancake madness

Schools and communities across Shropshire and Mid Wales were going flipping crazy today for Pancake Day.


Succesful year for Blists Hill Victorian Town

A Shropshire tourist attraction has had one of the most successful years in its history with hundreds of thousands of visitors coming through the doors.


Florin Street band hopes for Christmas Number 1

Could this year’s chart-topping Christmas number one come from Shropshire? That is the question on the lips of one performer who took to Ironbridge to record his latest music video.


Will Blists Hill video help band to Number 1?

Could Blists Hill Victorian Town be the latest secret weapon in the war on X Factor and help a little known band get to Number One for Christmas?


Blists Hill museum features in Christmas video

Blists Hill Victorian Town near Ironbridge has been used as the backdrop for a pop band’s bid to top the Christmas charts.


Thousands expected at Blists Hill fireworks display

Up to 3,000 revellers are expected to pour into the county for one of Shropshire’s largest fireworks events next month.


Beaten Blists Hill bosses praise winner of Art Fund Prize

Bosses of Blists Hill Victorian Town Museum have praised their “remarkable achievement” in getting to the finals of the £100,000 Arts Fund Prize, despite failing to win the accolade.


Blists Hill museum beaten to Arts Fund Prize

Shropshire’s Blists Hill Victorian Museum has tonight lost out on the £100,000 Arts Fund Prize for Museum of the Year.


Axing agency ‘would harm tourism’

Government plans to axe regional development agency Advantage West Midlands would have a detrimental effect on tourism in Shropshire and the rest of the region, it has been claimed.


Blists Hill in final push to win arts prize cash

Shropshire’s top visitor attraction, The Blists Hill Victorian Town, could be in line for a £100,000 windfall – with a little help from its friends. Amy Bould reports.


Every vote vital for museum’s glory bid

Blists Hill Museum’s bid for Art Fund Prize glory – worth £100,000 – comes to a climax today when first round voting for the prestigious honour closes.


TV Kirsty impressed with museum

Blists Hill Victorian Town in the Ironbridge Gorge “blew the socks off” celebrity judge Kirsty Young when she stopped off to run the rule over it for the prestigious Art Fund Prize 2010.


Hundreds shout out for museum

The world’s tallest town crier led a big shout out for a top Shropshire tourist attraction in its attempt to win a £100,000 funding jackpot. Martin Wood was at Blists Hill Victorian Town.


County museum needs your vote

Shropshire’s Blists Hill Victorian Town is leading the race to scoop a £100,000 prize to invest in its charitable work – but it still needs your support.


Ironbridge Gorge best in awards

A Shropshire tourist attraction was celebrating today after being named the “best in the west” in a prestigious awards ceremony.


When Antiques Roadshow came to town

Watch our video of the day the Antiques Roadshow came to film in Shropshire.


Antique treasures in roadshow spotlight

An oak dresser worth up to £30,000 and a set of puppets worth £25,000 were just some of the many treasures taken along to the filming of the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow in Shropshire.


County’s antiques show to be aired

An episode of BBC1′s Antiques Roadshow featuring a Shropshire tourist attraction is to be broadcast on Sunday.


Ten objects chosen to tell county’s story

A medal from the first Olympian Games, a replica of the world’s first steam railway locomotive and a rare hoard of 14th century gold coins are some of the objects that will be used to tell a history of Shropshire.


Mystery around striking caterpillar is solved

A Shropshire couple who were left scratching their heads after finding an unexplained creepy crawly during a day out have had the mystery solved.


County bonfire and fireworks fun

Bonfire Night might have been and gone but the partying went on across Shropshire over the weekend with a host of fireworks displays to brighten up the winter weather.


Spooky fun at county museum

Visitors are advised to watch out for things that go bump in the night at Blists Hill Victorian Town in Ironbridge at Halloween.


Strike not affecting Victorian town

Householders across the country may be facing two days of disruption to mail deliveries.

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