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9-697: The Darby Houses museum is one of ten Ironbridge Gorge Museums administered by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust . It is based in the village of Coalbrookdale in the Ironbridge Gorge , in Shropshire , England within a World Heritage Site , the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution . The Darby Houses comprise the adjacent properties of Dale House and Rosehill, both of which were built for members of

18-580: A museum in the United Kingdom is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ironbridge Gorge Museums The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust is an industrial heritage organisation which runs ten museums and manages multiple historic sites within the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site in Shropshire , England, widely considered as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution . The Gorge includes

27-688: A number of settlements important to industrial history and with heritage assets, including Ironbridge , Coalport and Jackfield along the River Severn , and also Coalbrookdale and Broseley . The area was among the first sites in the United Kingdom to be declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986. In 1977, the Ironbridge Gorge Museum was awarded National Heritage Museum of the Year . The ten museum sites run by

36-533: The University of Birmingham . Ironbridge Institute The Ironbridge Institute is a centre offering postgraduate and professional development courses in cultural heritage , located in the Ironbridge Gorge region of Shropshire , England. The institute is located in Coalbrookdale , just outside Ironbridge and near Telford . It is a partnership between the University of Birmingham and

45-604: The Coalbrookdale Ironworks. In the mid 19th century the house was occupied by Abraham Darby III's youngest son Richard and his wife Maria and after his death by his daughter Rebecca until 1908. The house has been restored from an uninhabitable condition by architect Graham Winteringham and refurnished to recreate its 1850 appearance. Rosehill is also a Grade II listed building. 52°38′29″N 2°29′39″W  /  52.64139°N 2.49410°W  / 52.64139; -2.49410 This article relating to

54-606: The Darby family in Darby Road, Coalbrookdale. Dale House was originally built in 1717 for Abraham Darby I and looks out over the Upper Furnace Pool whose outflow powered the blast furnace. His son Abraham Darby II married Abiah Darby and they had several children. Abraham and Abiah moved to their new house, Sunniside, in 1750. Dale House was enlarged by subsequent generations: in 1776 Abraham Darby III converted

63-608: The Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site, including ten museums. The sites also include archaeological sites, two chapels, housing, two Quaker burial grounds, a research library, a tourist information centre, woodland, and two youth hostels . The Ironbridge International Institute for Cultural Heritage, formerly the Ironbridge Institute , is a centre for cross-disciplinary research, postgraduate teaching and policy engagement based at

72-707: The Trust, collectively known as The Ironbridge Gorge Museums are: The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust was established in 1968 to preserve and interpret the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in the Ironbridge Gorge. It is an independent educational charity . From 1970 it absorbed the Coalbrookdale Museum, now the Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron, which had been established in 1959. The museum staff manage 35 historic sites within

81-511: The attic into a third floor. During the 20th century it was converted into flats, which undermined the true character of the house, but has since been restored as much as possible to its 18th-century appearance. It is a Grade II listed building. Rosehill was built in about 1738 for Richard Ford , who married Abraham Darby I's eldest daughter, Mary. Richard was Clerk to the Coalbrookdale Company under Abraham I and later Manager of

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