THE IRONBRIDGE GORGE WORLD HERITAGE SITE Management Plan
February 2017
The Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site Management Plan
Foreword Preface Vision Overview
PART A CONTEXT TO THE MANAGEMENT PLAN
1.0 Introduction
1.1 UNESCO and World Heritage Sites
1.2 World Heritage Sites in the UK
1.3 The Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site Management Plan - Background
1.4 The purpose of the Management Plan
1.5 The Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site Management Plan - Vision Statement
1.6 The preparation and structure of the Management Plan
1.7 Planning context of the Management Plan
2.0 Description of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site
2.1 History
2.2 Statement of Outstanding Universal Value
2.3 Location and Boundaries
2.4 The character of the World Heritage Site in its setting
2.5 Attributes of Outstanding Universal Value
2.6 Current Governance of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site
CONTENTSIronbridge Gorge World Heritage Site. Photograph Skyscan Balloon Photography.
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3.0 Introduction 3.1 Conservation of the historic fabric
3.2 Trafficandparkingissues
3.3 Land stability
3.4 Tourism and visitor management
3.5 Natural environment including the River Severn and its banks
3.6 Flooding
3.7 Community resilience
4.0 Partnership Working
5.0 Communicating the Outstanding Universal Value of the Ironbridge World Heritage Site
5.1 Participation in national structures to promote World Heritage in the UK
5.2 Links with other World Heritage Sites
6.0 Holistic planning and strategic decision-making practices, both in management planning and policy frameworks
7.0 Risk Management and Disaster Planning
8.0 Developing and Implementing the Action Plan
AppendicesA Achievements and Results of the Current Management Plan (2008)
B Membership and Terms of Reference for the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site Steering Group
C Maps
D Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site Conservation Area Appraisal and The Conservation Area Management Plan
PART D ACTION PLAN: IMPLEMENTING, MONITORING AND REVIEWING THE MANAGEMENT PLAN
PART C MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE SITE
PART B ASSESSMENT OF THE CHALLENGES, ISSUES, OPPORTUNITIES AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE FUTURE OF THE IRONBRIDGE GORGE WORLD HERITAGE SITE
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We are delighted to be able to present the latest Management Plan for the Ironbridge World Heritage Site.
World Heritage Sites are judged to be of such importance to that they transcend national boundaries.
It is a requirement of UNESCO that all World Heritage Sites have a Management Plan in place to ensure the effective protection and management of these global treasures for future generations.
The Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site is widely recognised as being significantatalocal,nationalandinternationallevel.
ItisoneofBritain’sfirstWorldHeritageSites,inscribedontotheUNESCO World Heritage List in 1986 and has been hailed at the second most highly recommended World Heritage Site by contributors to the travel critique website Tripadvisor.
FOREWORD
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TheIronbridgeGorgeisofuniversalsignificanceforitsuniqueroleinthedevelopment of the Industrial Revolution that largely originated in Britain in the 18th century and later spread across the world.
AtitscentrestandsthegreatIronBridge,theworld’sfirstbridgeconstructed of iron that has become a universal symbol of the Industrial Revolution.
Forcenturies,thevariouscommunitieswithintheIronbridgeGorgehavehelped to shape the area’s unique history and character.
Countless generations have each made their own mark on the Gorge making the World Heritage Site what it is today. While the economic fortunes of the Ironbridge Gorge and the living conditions of its residents havechangeddramaticallyovertheyears,theareahasretaineditsvitality and vibrancy as a living community and it is now a much sought-after place to live.
Protectingandstrengtheningthesequalitiesisoneoftheprinciples,which underpins the Management Plan. Partner organisations are committedtoworkingtogether,inconjunctionwiththedifferentcommunitieswithintheWHS,toensurethattheinterestsandthequalityof life of local residents and businesses are protected and enhanced.
A key purpose of this Management Plan is therefore to set out the outstanding universal value of the site to enable all of its users and stakeholders to understand exactly why the Ironbridge Gorge has been designated as a World Heritage Site.
Theplanalsoidentifiestheattributesthatmustbeprotectedandthekeyissuesandchallengesthatneedtobemanaged.Withthisinmind,we are committed to ensure the continuation of work to engage with the large number of people and organisations involved with the Site to ensurethatthereisabalancebetweenconservation,sustainabilityanddevelopment.
Cllr Richard Overton Deputy Leader of the Council and CabinetMemberforHousing,Leisure&Health
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WhenIfirstcametotheGorgeinthe1970’sIwasimmediatelystruckby its beauty and the sense of history. However years of economic decline and neglect presented an overwhelming picture of abandonment. Cottages were boarded up awaiting demolition and scenicareasweredespoiledbyscrapyards.Atbest,itpresentedasublime aura of melancholy.
The fortunes of the Gorge were transformed by Telford Development Corporation’s regeneration programme and the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust’s exposition of the international importance of its industrial past. Within a decade the area was saved from dereliction and its new existence as an international visitor destination was underway. In1986itwasinscribedasaWorldHeritageSite,bringingbothrecognitionandkudos,butalsoaheavyresponsibilityforitsprotection.
PREFACE
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The issues for today are quite different from those forty years ago. Survivalmaynowbeassured,butthecharacteroftheGorgeanditsauthenticity as an historic place are threatened by the paraphernalia of modern life and the pressures of tourism. The increased ownership anduseofcarscauseparkingandtrafficproblemsthatimpactontheattractiveness and enjoyment of the Gorge. The enlargement and alteration of properties to accommodate modern living requirements can undermine their historic character. Climate change may exacerbate flooding,geologicalfactorsthreatenstabilityandrecreationalmisusecan impact on the fragile ecology of the woodlands. The needs of residents versus visitors and the requirements of preservation versus changeprovidepotentialforconflictanddispute.
That is why there needs to be an updated Management Plan for the World Heritage Site that addresses these current and on-going issues.
ItisnotenoughsimplytoproduceaPlan.Forittobeeffective,thatPlan needs the endorsement of the organisations that have responsibilities for the management of the World Heritage Site. They are represented on the Steering Group that has overseen the preparation of the Draft Plan. Through that involvement they have undertaken to work in partnership to realise the objectives of the finalPlan.
Many people visit the Gorge to sample its delights but it is also a community - a place that people live and work. I hope that the residents and businesses that make up the communities of the World Heritage Site will also support the objectives in the Plan but most importantly helptoshapethefinalplanbycontributingtotheconsultationprocess.Theprosperity,historicauthenticityandbeautyoftheGorgearedependent on individual decisions. Many small actions go towards the protection of this World Heritage Site for the enjoyment of generations to come.
Les Sparks OBE Chairman of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site Steering Group
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VISIONThe Ironbridge Gorge is rich in the material evidence of Britain’s emergence as the world’sfirstindustrialnation.TheeventsthattookplaceherewerefundamentaltotheoriginsoftheIndustrialRevolutionandallthatarosefromit.Itssignificanceisunquestionably global.
Todaythegeniusoftheplaceliesinitsfusionofearlyindustry,thefabricofthecommunitythathasgrownuparoundit,anddramatictopographysoftenedbyamosaic of post-industrial woodland habitats. This landscape is at once precious and fragile,hometoavibrantcommunity,andaplaceforvisitorswhoseektounderstandits role in the making of the modern world and to simply enjoy its dramatic beauty.
This management plan sets out to reconcile the voices of the past with ambitions for todayandtomorrow.Itidentifiesthequalitiesthatdistinguishthismostcherishedofplaces,andproposeshowtheGorgecanbenurturedsothatfuturegenerationsmayvalueandenjoyallithastooffer.Aboveall,itdemandsthatwetreattheIronbridgeGorge with the most thoughtful attention and detailed care.
View of the Upper Works at Coalbrookdale, in the County of SalopbyFrançoiseVivares,1758.©IGMT
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Safeguard the unique industrial heritage and character of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site for present and future generations.
Strengthen the World Heritage Site as a vibrant living and working community.
Interpret the World Heritage Site in ways which ensure its accessibility to all.
Incorporate holistic planning and strategic decision-making which will conserve the historic environment, essential ecological processes and biodiversity found in the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site.
Totheseends,partnersintheIronbridge Gorge are committed to working together to:
TheIronBridge,builtin1779byAbrahamDarbyIII
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Introduction and Background
TheIronbridgeGorgeisoneofBritain’sfirstWorldHeritageSites,inscribedontotheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganisation(UNESCO)WorldHeritageListin1986.TheIronbridgeGorgeisofuniversalsignificanceforitsuniquerole in the development of the Industrial Revolution that largely originated in Britain in the eighteenth century and later spread across the world. Within the World HeritageSite(WHS)aresubstantialremainsoffurnaces,works,dwellingsandtransport systems together with extensive collections of artefacts and archives relatingtotheindividuals,communities,processesandproductsthatmadethisareasoimportant.AttheheartoftheWHSstandsthegreatIronBridge,theworld’sfirstbridgeconstructedofironthathasbecomeauniversalsymboloftheIndustrial Revolution.
The Management Plan represents a consensual view of the members of the IronbridgeGorgeWorldHeritageSiteSteeringGroup,followingconsultationwiththe local community and relevant organisations and agencies.
View showing the Gorge cut by the River Severn. Iron Work, for Casting of Cannon; and a Boring Mill, taken from the Madeley Side of the River Severn, Shropshire, G.Robertson,1788.[AE185.760]
OVERVIEW
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Partners in the Ironbridge Gorge are as follows:
TheSite’sStatementofOutstandingUniversalValue,asexpressedthroughitsValues and Attributes binds both the Management Plan and the work of the Steering Group together.
The Management Plan
Protecting and strengthening the qualities laid out in the vision is one of the key principles which under-pins the Management Plan. Partner organisations are committedtoworkingtogether,inconjunctionwiththedifferentcommunitieswithintheWHS,toensurethattheinterestsandthequalityoflifeoflocalresidentsandbusinesses are protected and enhanced.
Throughoutitslonghistory,theIronbridgeGorgehasexperiencedmanychangesand seen a transition from the dramatic growth of industry in the 18th century through tosemi-derelictionduringtheearlyandmiddlepartof20thcenturytotheextensiverestoration and regeneration programmes started by Telford Development CorporationandIronbridgeGorgeMuseumTrustinthelate1960s,whichstillcontinue today.
Department of Culture, Media, and
Sport
EnglishHeritage
Trust
Historic England
The Environment
Agency
International Council on Monuments & Sites UK
(ICOMOS UK)
Ironbridge Gorge
Museum Trust
Natural England
Parish and Town
Councils within the
World Heritage Site:
l Broseley Town Council
l Gorge Parish
l Madeley Town Council
Severn Gorge
Countryside Trust
Shropshire Council
Telford & Wrekin Council
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TheWHShasapopulationofapproximately4,000people,manyofwhohavelivedintheGorgepriortoitsWHSdesignation,andawiderangeofbusinesses.Theseincludelong-establishedlocalcompanies,shops,tourism-relatedbusinesses,creativeindustriesandcommunityservices,whichtogetherprovideworkfor1,500people. Maintaining and strengthening this economic base is essential for the long-term protection of the area’s unique character and importance.
The Management Plan recognises that if the Ironbridge Gorge is to survive as a livingcommunity,itwillcontinuetochangeandadaptandthespiritofinnovation,whichmadetheareafamous,mustbeallowedtocontinuetoflourish.Thechallengefor organisations and the community is to ensure that this ‘organic’ change which is part of a living community goes hand in hand with safeguarding the area’s historic importanceanditsqualitiesasaplacetolivein,workinorvisit.
The Management Plan has been prepared in order to oversee the sustainable use of theculturalassetsofIronbridgeGorge,theconservationofitsbuildings,monumentsand the landscape and to ensure the protection of the Outstanding Universal Value theWorldHeritageSite.‘Conservation’,inthecontextofthisPlan,includesnotonlyensuring the physical survival of archaeological sites and historic buildings within an accessiblehistoriclandscape,butalsoenhancingthevisualcharacteroftheirlandscape setting; improving the interpretation and understanding of the cultural landscape to visitors; and social and economic regeneration. Continuing research into the origins and development of the WHS landscape will be fundamental to informing appropriate future management.
The Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Management Plan provides an agreed framework for its management among its varied stakeholders and property owners. TherearenumerouschallengesandopportunitiesthatinfluencethemanagementofthisWorldHeritageSite;eachofthemhasbeenidentifiedinthisupdatedmaster Plan. It seeks to seize these opportunities and to address known threats to theintegrityandsignificanceofthesiteinaholisticmanner.ItsetsoutobjectivesfortheIronbridgeGorge,supportedbyanactionplanthataddresseseachitemingreater detail.
The value and successful implementation of the Management Plan will rely upon those organisations that have signed up to it continuing to work in partnership to achieve the Plan’s objectives.
The Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site Steering Group intends this Plan to be an active document that is concise and accessible to everyone. The primary stakeholders will review this plan on an annual basis in order to monitor its implementation and progress.InfiveyearstimethePlanwillbecomprehensivelyupdatedtotakeaccountofchangingcircumstances,includingtheachievementofsomeactions,andthe emerging need for others.
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PART AContext to the Management Plan
1.0 Introduction
1.1 UNESCO and World Heritage Sites
TheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO) seekstoencouragetheidentification,protectionandpreservationofculturaland natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention concerning the ProtectionoftheWorldCulturalandNaturalHeritage,adoptedbyUNESCO in 1972.
UNESCO’s World Heritage Mission is to:
Help States Parties safeguard World Heritage properties by providing technical assistance and professional training;
Provide emergency assistance for World Heritage sites in immediate danger;
Support States Parties’ public awareness-building activities for World Heritage conservation;
Encourage participationof the local population in the preservation of their cultural and natural heritage;
Encourage international cooperation in the conservation of ourworld’s cultural and natural heritage.
Encourage countries to sign the World Heritage Convention and to ensure the protection of their natural and cultural heritage;
Encourage States Parties to the Convention to nominate sites within their national territory for inclusion on the World Heritage List;
Encourage States Parties to establish management plans and set up reporting systems on the state of conservation of their World Heritage sites;
LincolnHill,Ironbridge-LincolnHilllimestonequarryandpithead,1900
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The UNESCO World Heritage Committee works with a set of Operational Guidelines fortheImplementationoftheWorldHeritageConvention(July2015)1. These Guidelines aim to facilitate the implementation of the Convention concerning the Protection of theWorldCulturalandNaturalHeritage,bysettingforththeprocedurefor:
a) the inscription of properties on the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger;
b) the protection and conservation of World Heritage properties;
c) the granting of International Assistance under the World Heritage Fund; and
d) the mobilization of national and international support in favour of the Convention.
WorldHeritageSite(WHS)designationisforproperties,sitesandlandscapes,cultural,naturaland‘mixed’,thatembodytheconceptof‘OutstandingUniversalValue’(OUV)andrecognisedbyUNESCOashavingcommonimportanceforthepresent and future generations of all humanity and therefore in need of protection. The concept of World Heritage is at the core of the World Heritage Convention. The Convention came into effect in 19722 and the World Heritage List wasestablishedin1978.In2015,thereare1,031properties3(802cultural,197natural,and32mixedproperties),whichformtheculturalandnaturalheritagethattheWorld Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value (UNESCO,2014).
Inscription on the World Heritage List by the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO doesnotconferanyadditionallegalprotectionbutitdoesconveyasignificantinternationalprestigethatcannotbeunderstated.Moreover,bynominatingasiteforinscribingontheWorldHeritageList,nationalgovernmentsareexplicitlystatingtheir commitment to the conservation and protection of the site in situ in perpetuity.
World Heritage Sites in the UK
TheUnitedKingdomratifiedtheWorldHeritageConventionin1984andsubmitteditsinitiallistofWorldHeritageSitesin1986,whichincludedStonehenge,DurhamCastleandCathedral,Giant’sCauseway,andtheIronbridgeGorge.Asof2015,thereare29WorldHeritageSitesintheUnitedKingdom(23cultural,4natural,and1mixed).TheUKDepartmentforCulture,MediaandSport(DCMS)submitsnominations to UNESCO World Heritage Centre who forward them to the InternationalCouncilonMonumentsandSites(ICOMOS)afterconsultingwithitsprimaryheritagemanagementagency,HistoricEngland(DCMS,2014).
The National Planning Policy Framework recognises the importance of conserving andenhancingthehistoricenvironment.ItspecificallyreferstoWorldHeritageSitesasadesignatedheritageassetofthehighestsignificanceandprovidespolicydirection regarding development within a WHS and the need for local planning authoritiestomakeinformationpubliclyavailableregardingthesignificanceofaWHS within their area.
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1‘OperationalGuidelinesfortheImplementationoftheWorldHeritageConvention’,2015http://whc.unesco.org/en/guidelines/ 2TheWorldHeritageConventionhttp://whc.unesco.org/en/convention/3WorldHeritageListhttp://whc.unesco.org/en/list/
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Background
The Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in1986.Atthetimeofitsinscription,UNESCOdidnotrequiresubmittalofmanagement plans of World Heritage Sites although Article 29 of the World Heritage Convention required that States’ parties submit reports as attachments on both legislative and administrative provisions for the application of the Convention to their WHS’s. The Twenty-ninth General Conference of UNESCO activated OperationalGuidelinesforWHS’sin1997(Ringbeck,2008).TelfordandWrekinCouncilproducedthefirstIronbridgeGorgeWorldHeritageSiteManagementPlanin2001andupdateditin2010.
The Purpose of the Management Plan
The Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention(July2012)notethatmanagementsystemsmayvaryaccordingtodifferent cultural perspectives and resources and also the type and characteristics ofthenominatedproperty(para.110)
The Guidelines state:Each nominated property should have an appropriate management plan or other documentedmanagementsystem,whichmustspecifyhowtheOUVofapropertyshouldbepreserved,preferablythoughparticipatorymeans.
The purpose of such a management system is to ensure the effective protection of thesiteforfuturegenerations(paras.108-109).
Since 1994 it has been UK Government policy that all UK World Heritage Sites should have Management Plans. The Historic England Guidance Note The Protection & Management of World Heritage Sites in England(para5.2)recommends:
l Each World Heritage Site should have an agreed Management Plan
l Regional and local authority commitment to the protection, promotion and management of World Heritage Sites in their area.
l A stakeholder steering group and support from the key partners, including major owners, managers and communities.
l Effective co-ordination, normally by a dedicated co-ordinator.
This guidance note also includes three other key elements;
l Designation of specific assets within WHS’s (Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas, Scheduled Monuments etc.)
l WHSs are a key material consideration in the determination of planning applications.
l Planning Authorities should include policies in their local plan to protect the OUV, authenticity and integrity of WHSs.
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These are relevant as Management Plans are mentioned within Local Plan policies.
ThepurposeoftheManagementPlan(Plan)istoensurethepreservationandprotection of the Outstanding Universal Value of the Ironbridge World Heritage Site; thisincludesthesignificantmonuments,thearchaeologicalsitesandthehistoricbuildingsandsites,allwithinahistoricandaccessiblelandscape.ThePlanalsoaims to improve the interpretation and understanding of the cultural landscape to its visitors and inhabitants and enhance the living community within the WHS through socialandeconomicregeneration.Socialinteraction,amongbothvisitorsandinhabitants and cultural and ecological stewardship is promoted throughout the Plan. Continuing research into the origins and history of the Ironbridge WHS will inform appropriate future management of the site.
Sinceitsdesignation,theIronbridgeGorgeWorldHeritageSitehasbeenapopulartouristdestination.Foroverthirtyyears,theWHShasbeenmanagedtoensurethepreservation of its unique character and Outstanding Universal Value. In this current Plan,importantideaspertainingtodevelopmental,environmentalandcultural sustainability have been incorporated. It provides a mechanism for an agreed framework among all of the stakeholders and partners within the Ironbridge Gorgeforlong-termandholisticdecisionmakingtoenabletheconservation,improvement,developmentandinterpretationoftheIronbridgeGorgeWorldHeritage Site.
OnceapprovedbyHistoricEngland,managementplansareforwardedtoUNESCOandICOMOSforreview(EnglishHeritageandDCMS,2014).
Saggar Making at Coalport China Museum
Trevithick locomotive at Blists Hill
Museum of The GorgeWalking and cycling trails
Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage FestivalMonument remains at Coalbrookdale
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Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site Management Plan -
Vision Statement
The Ironbridge Gorge is rich in the material evidence of Britain’s emergence as the world’sfirstindustrialnation.TheeventsthattookplaceherewerefundamentaltotheoriginsoftheIndustrialRevolutionandallthatarosefromit.Itssignificanceisunquestionably global.
Todaythegeniusoftheplaceliesinitsfusionofearlyindustry,thefabricofthecommunitythathasgrownuparoundit,anddramatictopographysoftenedbyamosaic of post-industrial woodland habitats. This landscape is at once precious andfragile,hometoavibrantcommunity,andaplaceforvisitorswhoseektounderstand its role in the making of the modern world and to simply enjoy its dramatic beauty.
This management plan sets out to reconcile the voices of the past with ambitions fortodayandtomorrow.Itidentifiesthequalitiesthatdistinguishthismostcherishedofplaces,andproposeshowtheGorgecanbenurturedsothatfuturegenerationsmayvalueandenjoyallithastooffer.Aboveall,itdemandsthatwetreat the Ironbridge Gorge with the most thoughtful attention and detailed care. Totheseends,partnersintheIronbridgeGorgearecommittedtoworkingtogetherto:
l Safeguard the unique industrial heritage and character of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site for present and future generations. l Strengthen the World Heritage Site as a vibrant living and working community and strong economy.
l Interpret the World Heritage Site in ways that ensure its accessibility to all.
l Incorporate holistic planning and strategic decision-making which will conservethehistoricenvironment,essentialecologicalprocessesand biodiversity found in the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site.
The Preparation and Structure of the Management Plan
ThisPlan(2017)istherevisionofthe2008Plan.Fordetailsoftheresultsachievedagainstthe2008PlanseeAppendixA.
Telford&WrekinCouncil,asthemanagingauthorityoftheWHS,hascommissionedtheIronbridgeGorgeMuseumTrust,aspartofa10yearServiceLevelAgreement,to lead on the preparation of the Plan. This work has been overseen by the IronbridgeGorgeWorldHeritageSiteSteeringGroup(formembershipandtermsofreferenceseeAppendixB)andhasincludedpublicconsultationwiththelocalcommunity and with national bodies.
The new Plan is broken down into 4 parts covering; A: why the Ironbridge Gorge is internationallyimportantanddescriptivedetailsofthesignificanceoftheSite,B:an assessment of the issues and challenges affecting the Site together with the opportunitiesandobjectivestoovercomethese,C:themanagementoftheSite,andfinallyD:asectiondetailinghowtheactionswillbeimplemented,monitoredand evaluated.
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Planning Context of the Management Plan
Overview
The UK has a highly developed and comprehensive system of land use planning andmanagementofenvironmentalandculturalpreservation,includingtheprotectionofarchaeological,architectural,historic,cultural,landscapeandecologicalimportance.Thissystemincludesformallistingofhistoricbuildings,objects,andsitesanddesignationofConservationAreas,ScheduledMonuments,and Tree Preservation Orders. The UK planning systems is hierarchically structured consisting of national planning policies supported by regional and local policies.
National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and Planning Practice Guidance (PPG)
TheNationalPlanningPolicyFrameworkwaspublishedon27March20124 and sets out the Government’s planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied.
The NPPF is supported by the PPG5 which provides guidance on how the policies in the NPPF should be applied. These two documents provide the framework and the guidance for local planning authorities and decision-takers regarding the production of Local Plans and for making decisions about planning applications.
Section 12 of the NPPF covers the conservation and enhancement of the historic environment and paragraphs 128 to 141 set out the way in which planning applications affecting heritage assets should be assessed and determined. Paragraph 126 deals with the preparation of Local Plans. The PPG supports the NPPF,byprovidingadditionalguidanceonplanningimplicationswithinWorldHeritageSitessettingouttheirimportance,andtheneedtodevelopapositiveapproach to conservation and the enjoyment of World Heritage Sites. PolicyframeworksatalllevelsshouldconservetheOUV,integrityandauthenticityof the WHS and its setting. Appropriate policies for the protection and sustainable useoftheWHS,includingenhancementwhereappropriate,shouldbeincludedin relevant plans. These policies should take account of international and national requirementsaswellasspecificlocalcircumstances.
Local Planning Policy
TheWorldHeritageSitelieswithintwoLocalAuthorityareas(Telford&WrekinCouncilandShropshireCouncil)andassuchitisaffectedbylocalplanningpolicies from each authority.
Telford & Wrekin CouncilThetwoexistingTelford&WrekinLocalPlanningdocuments,whicharemostrelevanttotheWorldHeritageSite,comprisethesavedpoliciesoftheWrekinLocalPlan(1995-2006)6andtheCoreStrategy(2007-2016)7.
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1.7.2
1.7.3
4NationalPlanningPolicyFrameworkhttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-planning-policy-framework--25PlanningPracticeGuidancehttp://planningguidance.planningportal.gov.uk/andhttp://planningguidance.communities.gov.uk/6WrekinLocalPlanhttp://www.telford.gov.uk/info/20172/planning_policy_and_strategy/121/wrekin_local_plan7 Telford&WrekinCoreStrategyhttp://www.telford.gov.uk/info/20172/planning_policy_and_strategy/118/core_strategy
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Whilst it is important to consider the implications of all policies in the Wrekin Local Plan,especiallythoserelatingtobuiltandnaturalenvironment,theplanspecificallycontains a section dedicated to the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site containing13policies,8ofwhichhavebeensaved.
The Core Strategy contains a number of policies which have implications for the IGWHSbutthoserelatingtotheNaturalEnvironment(PolicyCS12),Cultural,HistoricandBuiltEnvironment(PolicyCS14)andUrbanDesign(PolicyCS15)areespecially relevant.
Atthetimeofwriting,Telford&WrekinCouncilhaspreparedanewLocalPlan(PublicationversionJanuary2016),whichwillreplaceboththesavedpoliciesofthe Wrekin Local Plan and the Core Strategy. The intention is that this Local Plan willbeadoptedinSpring2017.
The Telford & Wrekin Local Plan is based upon the following principles:
ThedocumentalsospecifiesanareabasedSupplementaryPlanningDocumentwill be produced for the World Heritage Site.
Shropshire Council
TheShropshireLocalPlancomprisestheCoreStrategy2006–20268 and the SiteAllocationsandManagementofDevelopment(SAMDev)Plan9. Together these documents contain a number of policies which are relevant to the World HeritageSite.WithintheCoreStrategytheycomprisePolicyCS3(TheMarketTownsandotherkeycentres),PolicyCS6(SustainableDesignandDevelopment);PolicyCS16(Tourism,CultureandLeisure),andPolicyCS17(EnvironmentalNetworks).ThesearefurthersupplementedbythedevelopmentmanagementpoliciesinSAMDev,whichcomprisePolicyS4(Broseley),MD12(NaturalEnvironment)andMD13(HistoricEnvironment).
SAMDev policies MD12 and MD13 will be supported by two Supplementary PlanningDocuments(SPDs)onboththenaturalandthehistoricenvironment.
Protection of the WHS and its setting from inappropriate development.
Achieving a balance between the needs of conservation,biodiversity,access,theinterests of the localcommunity,supporting tourism and sustaining the economic life of the WHS.
Protecting the WHS from the effect of minor changeswhich,on a cumulative basis,couldhave a significanteffect.
Protecting the WHS from climate change whilst ensuring that mitigation and adaptation is not detrimental to the integrity or authenticity of the area.
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These will set out what level of information will be required to support a planning applicationwhichwillpotentiallyaffectthenaturalenvironmentandthesignificanceofheritageassets,includingtheWorldHeritageSite,andproviderelevantlinkstoappropriate national and local guidance.
Together,thesepoliciesandSPDswillenablethesameprinciplesthatwillliebehindtheTelford&WrekinLocalPlantobeupheldbyShropshireCouncil.
Madeley Town Council
MadeleyNeighbourhoodPlanwasmadeinMarch2015andsitsalongsideTelford&Wrekin’sstrategicplanningpolicyandhelpsdecidetheoutcomeofplanningapplications. The protection and enhancement of our local heritage was a key component of this Plan.
There was major concern about how the local character of the area was being eroded through insensitive changes. The plan allowed the Conservation area to be sub divided into 4 sub areas and a criteria based policy was tailored for each sub-area.
Description of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site
A Brief History
The name Ironbridge Gorge is used throughout the Management Plan. The name oftheWHSisderivedfromtheiconicstructure-theIronBridge,whichwasbuiltin1779.WhentheBridgewasbuiltitwasimmediatelyrecognisedasthefirstironbridge in the world. Visitors from across the UK and from other countries came to Shropshire to admire its ingenuity. The WHS lies within the southern end of the EastShropshirecoalfieldwithinagorgeformedbyaglacialoverflowthatoccurredduringtheiceages.Thecoalfieldisexceptionallyrichinmineralresources;alongwithdepositsofcoal,thelandareahassignificantdepositsofcarboniferouslimestone,ironore,andclayssuitableformakingbrick,roofingtilesdecorativetiles,pottery,andtobaccopipes.Thenaturalresourcesextractedthroughoutthearea allowed the Industrial Revolution to emerge in England. The River Severn flowspredominatelywesttoeastthroughtheIronbridgeGorge;itwastheprincipal route for transporting products produced in the area for customers from across the world during the 18th century.
TheWHSiscomprisedoffivecommunities-Coalbrookdale,Ironbridge,Coalport,JackfieldandpartsofthecommunityofMadeley.ThesecommunitiesbeganintheseventeenthcenturywiththeexceptionofIronbridge,whichwasestablishedintheeighteenth century after the construction of the Iron Bridge. The pattern of settlement in much of the Ironbridge Gorge is informal in nature. This is due in part to the weak manorial control that occurred during the seventeenth century; migrants to the Gorge tended to squat on common land or build cottages on waste areas. Many residential lots are irregularly shaped and linked by pathways and steps that ran between the riverbanks and the hillside mines. In Coalbrookdale and Coalport,therearemoreformalterraces,whichwerebuiltaspartoflargerresidencesbyemployers.Inthe18thcentury,moreformaltowndevelopmentoc-curredatthenorthernendatIronbridge;thisreflectedtheambitionsofthebridgebuilders and the economic prosperity that they achieved. These varied aspects of localdistinctivenessneedtoberecognised,respectedandconservedwheneverplans are drawn up and decisions made about change.
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OthersettlementssuchaspartsofMadeleyandthetownofBroseley,thatfalloutsideoftheimmediateboundaryoftheWHS,havecontextualimportancetotheWHS with a history of early industrialisation from the 16th century and earlier and are dynamically connected to the area as a whole.
Statement of Outstanding Universal Value
Brief Synthesis
TheIronbridgeGorgeWorldHeritagepropertycoversanareaof5.5km2(550ha)andislocatedinTelford,Shropshire,approximately50kmnorth-westofBirmingham. The Industrial Revolution had its 18th century roots in the Ironbridge Gorge and spread world-wide leading to some of the most far-reaching changes in human history.
Thesiteincorporatesa5kmlengthofthesteep-sided,mineral-richSevernValleyfromapointimmediatelywestofIronbridgedownstreamtoCoalport,togetherwithtwo smaller river valleys extending northwards to Coalbrookdale and Madeley.
The Ironbridge Gorge provided the raw materials that revolutionised industrial processes and offers a powerful insight into the origins of the Industrial Revolution. It contains extensive evidence and remains of that period when the area was the focusofinternationalattentionfromartists,engineers,andwriters.Thesitecontainssubstantialremainsofmines,pitmounds,spoilheaps,foundries,factories,workshops,warehouses,ironmasters’andworkers’housing,publicbuildings,infrastructure,andtransportsystems,togetherwithtraditionallandscapeandforestsoftheSevernGorge.Inaddition,therealsoremainextensivecollectionsofartefactsandarchivesrelatingtotheindividuals,processesandproducts that made the area so important.
Today,thesiteisaliving,workingcommunitywithapopulationofapproximately4,000peopleandisaworldrenownedplacetovisit.Itisalsoahistoriclandscapethat is interpreted and made accessible through the work of a number of organisations,inparticular,theIronbridgeGorgeMuseumTrust(establishedin1967 to preserve and interpret the remains of the Industrial Revolution within the IronbridgeGorge)andtheSevernGorgeCountrysideTrust(establishedin1991to manage the woodland and grassland and associated historic structures in the Gorge).
Withinthesite,fivefeaturesarehighlightedasofparticularinterest:
ItwasinCoalbrookdalein1709thattheQuakerAbrahamDarbyIdevelopedtheproductiontechniqueofsmeltingironwithcoke,whichbeganthegreat18thcentury iron revolution. There still remains a high concentration of 18th and 19th centurydwellings,warehousesandpublicbuildingsinCoalbrookdale.
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InIronbridge,thecommunitydrawsitsnamefromthefamousIronBridgeerectedin 1779 by Abraham Darby III. At the eastern end of Ironbridge stand the remains of two18thcenturyblastfurnaces,theBedlamFurnaces,builtin1757.InHayBrookValley,southofMadeley,liesalargeopen-airmuseum,whichincorporatestheremains of the former Blists Hill blast furnaces and Blists Hill brick and tile works. AlsoofimportanceisthespectacularHayInclinedPlane,whichconnectedtheShropshireCanaltotheCoalportCanal,whichinturnlinkedwiththeRiverSevern.ThesmallcommunityofJackfieldonthesouthbankoftheRiverSevernwasimportantfornavigation,coalmining,clayproduction,andthemanufactureofdecorative tiles. Located at the eastern end of the property and on the north bank oftheRiverSevern,industrialisationcametoCoalportinthelate18thcenturyandthe area is remembered principally for the Coalport China Works.
Criterion (i): Represent a unique artistic achievement, a masterpiece of human creative genius.
The Coalbrookdale blast furnace perpetuates in situ the creative effort of Abraham Darby I who discovered the production technique of smelting iron using coke instead ofcharcoalin1709.Itisamasterpieceofman’screativegeniusinthesamewayastheIronBridge,whichisthefirstknownmetalbridge.Itwasbuiltin1779byAbraham Darby III from the drawings of the architect Thomas Farnolls Pritchard.
10Telford&WrekinDestinationManagementPlan2014/17(notethisestimateisoutofdateandnewresearchisduetobeundertakenin2017/18)http://www.telfordpartnership.co.uk/who-we-are/destination-management-plan
Criterion (ii): Have exerted great influence over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture, monumental arts, or town planning and landscape.
TheCoalbrookdaleblastfurnaceandtheIronBridgeexertedgreatinfluenceonthedevelopment of techniques and architecture.
Criterion (iv):Be an outstanding example of a type or building or architectural ensemble which illustrates a significant stage in history.
Ironbridge Gorge provides a fascinating summary of the development of an industrial regioninmoderntimes.Miningcentres,transformationindustries,manufacturingplants,workers’quarters,andtransportnetworksaresufficientlywellpreservedtomake up a coherent ensemble whose educational potential is considerable.
Criterion (vi): Be directly or tangibly associated with events or ideas or beliefs of outstanding universal significance IronbridgeGorge,whichopensitsdoorstoanestimatedonemillionvisitors10yearly,is a world renowned symbol of the 18th century Industrial Revolution.
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Integrity
TheboundaryofthepropertyisclearlydefinedbythesteepsidedGorgeandencompassesanextraordinaryconcentrationofminingzones,foundries,factories,workshopsandwarehouseswhichcoexistwiththeoldnetworkoflanes,paths,roads,ramps,canalsandrailroadsaswellassubstantialremainsoftraditionallandscapeandhousing.Theironmasters’houses,theworkers’livingquarters,publicbuildingsandinfrastructureareallwithinthefiveidentifiableareasofCoalbrookdale,Ironbridge,HayBrookValleywithMadeley,JackfieldandCoalport,which are enclosed by a common boundary. The well preserved historic fabric is well supported by detailed historic archives and collections of manufactured goods. The technologically revolutionary Iron Bridge spanning the River Severn Gorge is thefocalpointofthepropertyand,togetherwiththeattributesabove,includesallthat is necessary to convey the former pioneering intense industrial past within its green landscape and thus the Outstanding Universal Value of the property.
Noneofthekeyindustrialattributesareunderthreat,buttheoverallmininglandscapeisvulnerabletolandinstabilityresultingfrommining,underlyinggeologyandincrementalchanges,whichovertimecouldimpactthecharacterofthevalley.Thelandscapeisacrucialpartoftheproperty,anditneedstobemanagedasacoherentwhole,withsignificantviewsacrossthevalleyidentifiedandprotected.
Authenticity
The decline of the industries and the prosperity of the area at the end of the 19th andstartofthe20thcenturiesinawayhelpedtoprotectmostoftheurbanfabricwithinthepropertyanditslandscape.Thedifferenttypesofdwellings,industrialbuildings and structures did suffer from a degree of neglect following the decline inprosperity.However,inrecognitionofthearea’suniqueindustrialheritagesignificantlate20thcenturyinvestmentreversedthisdecline.Withcarefulattentiontodetails,materialsandtechniques,mostofthehistoricbuildings,structuresandurban and rural patterns have retained their essential and authentic historic character,although,someindustrialmonumentsawaitconservationwork.
In2010,anestimatedonemillionpeoplevisitedtheIronbridgeGorgeanditsmuseums. The Victorian Town Open Air museum at Blists Hill was established beforeinscriptionandincorporatesscheduledindustrialmonuments,reconstructed19th century buildings and new buildings based on local examples. Care is taken to ensure that the relationship between the original buildings and monuments on the propertyandtheotherstructures,whichdonotformpartofthehistoricattributesofthe property is clearly stated ensuring authenticity is not compromised.
Protection and Management Requirements
The UK Government protects World Heritage properties in England in two ways. Firstly,individualbuildings,monuments,gardensandlandscapesaredesignatedunderthePlanning(ListedBuildingsandConservationAreas)Act1990andthe1979AncientMonumentsandArchaeologicalAreasActandsecondly,throughtheUK Spatial Planning System under the provisions of the Town and Country Planning Acts.
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Government guidance on protecting the Historic Environment and World Heritage issetoutintheNationalPlanningPolicyFrameworkandCircular07/0911. Policies toprotect,promote,conserveandenhanceWorldHeritageproperties,theirsettings and buffer zones are also found in statutory planning documents. World Heritage status is a key material consideration when planning applications are consideredbytheLocalPlanningAuthority.TheTelford&WrekinCoreStrategycontains policies to protect the property. This Strategy is replaced by a Local Plan covering a period of approximately 25 years.
ThepropertyliespredominantlyintheboundaryofTelford&WrekinCouncilwitha small south-east portion within the Shropshire Council boundary. The entire site is a designated Conservation Area and there are over 375 listed buildings of which twoareGrade1andeighteenareGrade2*.Inaddition,thereare7ScheduledAncientMonuments.TherearetwoSitesofSpecialScientificInterestwithintheWorld Heritage property.
AddedcontroloverchangestothepropertyisachievedthroughanArticle4(2)Directive for the Conservation Area12,whichwithdrawspermittedrightsforcertaindevelopment.AdditionalcontrolsunderawiderArticle4(2)Directivewereimplementedin2015asanimprovedmanagementtooltopreventdamagingincremental change.
The Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site Management Plan is under regular review every ten years. Boundaries and protection mechanisms are reviewed as part of the management plan process. The delivery of the management plan will be implementedbyallpartners,inconjunctionwithTelford&WrekinCouncilandoverseen by a World Heritage Site Steering Committee by which the key stakeholders are represented. The day to day management activities are carried outatlocallevelbyTelford&WrekinCounciltogetherwithdiverseorganisations,agencies,andownerswhohavevariousmanagementresponsibilitieswithintheproperty.
There is a need to ensure that management of the property covers the whole area withintheboundaries,includingtherichensembleofminorbuildingsandtheencompassing landscape that together give the major structures such as the Iron Bridge and the Old Furnace at Coalbrookdale their extraordinary social and economic context. The Management Plan review looks at ways this can be achieved. Land instability resulting from previous mining activity and underlying geologyisasignificantfactorintheGorgeandsomestabilisationhastakenplace.Acomprehensive,holisticmanagementapproachisrequiredandfurtherworksarelikelytobeplanned,asfundingbecomesavailable,aspartofamajorphasedstabilisationprogramme.AnEnvironmentalImpactAssessment,includingheritageassessment,willbeundertakentoinformthedesignprocess.
There is also a need to promote wider understanding of the scope and extent of the property and its inter-related attributes. A visitor and interpretation centre enables visitors to understand the geographical and geological context to the property and visitors are encouraged to visit the various museums and villages and to walk along the river and the slopes of the Gorge.
11Circular07/09:ProtectionofWorldheritageSiteshttp://www.planningportal.gov.uk/planning/planningpolicyandlegislation/previousenglishpolicy/circulars/worldheritage12 Planning Restrictions in the Gorge http://www.telford.gov.uk/info/20170/planning_applications_and_guidance/602/planning_restrictions_in_the_gorge
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Additional visitor facilities include improving the Destination offer as a whole with transportlinkssuchastheParkandRidefacilityandrailconnectivity,andupgrading visitor accommodation being important in this. This complements the comprehensive high quality interpretation and education service provided by the ten Ironbridge Museums and the Ironbridge Institute.
2.3 General Information
a) Location
NAME: Ironbridge Gorge
LOCATION: England, within the United Kingdom
REGION: West Midlands
LOCAL AUTHORITIES: Telford & Wrekin Council Shropshire CouncilPARISHES: The Gorge Madeley Broseley
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES: National Grid Reference: SJ 672034(The Iron Bridge) Longitude: 2° 29’ W Latitude: 52° 37’ N DATE OF INSCRIPTION: 1986
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The Ironbridge Gorge Today
The Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site is considered one of the most successful heritage destinations in the world. With an estimated one million visitorsayear,itisoneofthemostpopulartourismdestinationsintheWestMidlands.Visitorsexperienceandenjoythe10world-classmuseumsthatcelebrate the role of the Gorge as one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution,aswellasthenaturallandscape,theiconicIronBridgeandthetown of Ironbridge itself.
The town of Ironbridge and its surrounds is home to numerous independent shops,cafés,pubs,smallhotelsandbedandbreakfasts,presentinganattractiveoffer to tourists and local residents. Madeley Town Centre is the focus for retail activity(includingTescosandAldifoodstorestogetherwithindependentretailers)aswellasforfinancialandprofessionalservices,restaurants,pubsandhotfoodtakeaways.ThroughouttheGorge,peoplehaverenovatedhistoricresidencesandchurches,restoringtheirformercharacter.ManufacturingremainswithintheIronbridgeGorge;ovenandcookingrangemanufacturer,Aga-Rayburn,begantheiroperationsinCoalbrookdale,adjacenttothehistoricDarbyfurnacein1946.They continue the iron and metal working tradition in the Gorge. The most interesting fusion of industrial heritage and the continuation of industry can be foundinJackfieldwhereCravenDunnillJackfield,Ltd.broughtarchitecturaldecorative tile manufacturing back to the Gorge within the walls of the original CravenDunnillEncausticTileWorks,nowtheJackfieldTileMuseum.TheIronbridge Gorge has always been a centre for innovation and it remains so today.
TheOldFurnace,CoalbrookdaleCoalport China Museum
Blists Hill Victorian TownJackfieldTileMuseum
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b) Boundaries and Buffer Zones
The boundaries of the Ironbridge World Heritage Site enclose an area of approximately550hectares,whichcoincidewiththeboundariesoftheSevernGorgeConservationArea(formerlydesignatedin1980)inTelford,Shropshire.Thesiteincorporatesa5kmlengthofthesteep-sided,mineral-richSevernValleyfromapointimmediatelywestofIronbridgedownstreamtoCoalport,togetherwithtwo smaller river valleys extending northward to Coalbrookdale and Madeley. The boundaries of the WHS end at the north section of Coalbrookdale.
As part of the completion of this Plan a review of the boundary of the WHS was undertaken at the northern and western edges within the Madeley parish and also onitssouthernedgeinBroseley.Theseareas,togetherwithotherhistoriccoalfieldsettlementsinthevicinity,carryundoubtedsignificanceintheirownright(aslaidout in proposals put forward by the Town Councils of Madeley and Broseley to the IronbridgeGorgeWorldHeritageSiteSteeringGroupin2014),aswellasinformingthesupportivecontextfortheIronbridgeGorgeitself.Followingthisreview,andaftercarefulconsideration,therearenochangesrecommendedtotheexistingboundaryoftheIronbridgeGorgeWHS,andnobufferzonesareproposed.
The Character of the WHS in its Setting
Overview
The Ironbridge Gorge consists of two steep wooded valleys and a Gorge cut by the RiverSevern,whichhasdictateddevelopment.Itisageologicallyunstableenvironmentthatisalsopronetofloodingandsodevelopmentovermanyyearshas had to cope and adapt to these factors.
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BroseleyHighStreet,undated Broseley High Street today
River Severn PattensRockinthesnow,BenthallEdge
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Ironbridge Power Station
The Ironbridge Gorge can be best characterized as an ensemble of eighteenth and nineteenth century villages comprised of hundreds of residential buildings and retail buildings,twelvechurchesandschools,sixfactories,numerouswarehousesandwharfbuildings,abandonedminesandquarrysites,andfourhighlysignificantmonuments; all set within the river gorge that is populated with a second growth woodland.Roadways,originallybuiltintheeighteenthcentury,aretheprimarymeans of travel from one end of the WHS to the other. A major railway and causeway travels along the northwest edge of the WHS that served the Ironbridge PowerStation,acoalburningelectricpowerstationthatwasoriginallybuiltin1924andclosedin2015.
Further details can be found in the Conservation Area Appraisal prepared for EnglishHeritage,Telford&WrekinandBridgnorthCouncilsin2004(AppendixD).
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Natural Environment
Intermsofnaturallandscapecharacter,theareaisdominatedbytheheavilybroadleaved wooded steep river valley of the River Severn in Ironbridge running West- East off which are two smaller North-South wooded valleys of Upper CoalbrookdaleandMadeley.However,hiddenwithinthisisapatchworkofsmallflowerrichhaymeadows,heathlands,streamsandpools.
The Coalbrookdale-Ironbridge Gorge area was well wooded at the beginning of the Medieval period being a frontier region between the kingdom of Magonsaete and a tribe known as the Wreocensaete. There are records of the wooded areas later intheMedievalperiodprovidingcoal,limestoneandtimbertotheMonksofLittleWenlock Priory and the Lords of the Manor and for timber for iron bloomeries and later as charcoal for iron making. Woodland therefore provided the basis for local industry before the Industrial revolution and was a factor in establishing the economic base from which future industrial expansion would take place.13
Undernaturalconditions,thewoodsoftheSevernGorgeweremorediversethanmostinBritain.Today,howevertheabruptandrapidchangesofthelasttwohundred years or so have generated woods that are more diverse in structure and standcomposition,andmorerapidlychanging,thanmostothergroupsofBritishwoods14. These woodlands also contain important remnants of the original native woodland,includinglimeonBenthallEdge,whichshowsthattheywerenevercompletely cleared during the Industrial Revolution.
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13 Hooke Dr D.H. The historic land use and cultural landscape of the Ironbridge and Coalbrookdale area. (StudyfortheSevernGorgeCountrysideTrust1998unpublished)14PeterkenDrG.F.EcologicalevaluationofwoodlandsintheSevernGorge(FortheSevernGorgeCountrysideTrust1999unpublished)
Briza,PattensRockQuarry
ButterflyOrchid,PattensRockQuarry
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WildServiceTree,BenthallEdge
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Other areas remain as part of a landscape design laid out during the industrial revolution.ThereisclearhistoricalevidencethatDaleCoppiceandLincolnHill,aswellasCaptain’sCoppicewereplantedbyQuakerIronMasterRichardReynoldsinthe1780’saspartoftheWorkmen’s(Sabbath)Walksforrecreationfortheironworkers and their families and that explains their unusual species mix today.Woven through this landscape are the many houses and gardens and industrial buildings pubs,hotelsandshops.
Duetothiscomplexhistoryandintimatepatchwork,thelandscapehasaveryhighecologicalvalue,withover200hectaresofAncientWoodland(i.e.awoodedsitesinceatleast1600)designatedasaLocalWildlifeSitewith2SitesofSpecialScientificInterestatBenthallEdgeandLincolnHillmanagedbytheSevernGorgeCountrysideTrustwithasignificantareaofwoodlandatBlistsHillmanagedbytheIronbridge Gorge Museum Trust. The River Severn is a Local Wildlife Site and is still natural and the Blist Hill pitmound is also a Local Wildlife Site. The Government has agreed international criteria laid down at the Rio UN ConferenceonEnvironmentandDevelopmentinJune1992,whichledtotheConvention of Biological Diversity. The UK Government’s response was to create a list of Habitats of Principal Importance for Nature Conservation and Species of Principal Importance for Nature Conservation15 previously referred to as UK Habitat16 and Species17 Action Plans. The following habitats covered by these listsincludelowlandmixeddeciduouswoodland,wetwoodland,oakwoodland,lowlandmeadow,lowlandheathland,lowlandcalcareousgrassland,ponds,hedgerows and the River Severn itself. There are 34 species of Principal Importancepresent,someofwhichareRedDatabookspeciesinseriousdecline,such as the Marsh Tit.
ThenationalsignificanceoftherichecologicalhabitatsalongsidetheUK’slongestriverwasdemonstratedbyasurveyofLloydsCoppice,whichfound572speciesofinvertebrate,including8newspeciesforShropshire18.
15UndertheNaturalEnvironmentandRuralCommunitiesAct(2006)16UKHabitatActionPlanshttp://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-571817UKSpeciesActionPlanshttp://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-571718Boardman.PLloydsCoppiceinvertebratesurvey(FortheSevernGorgeCountrysideTrust2013unpublished)
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Built Environment
MostofCoalport,Ironbridge,Jackfield,Madeley,andCoalbrookdalecanbebestcharacterised as late Georgian and early Victorian in appearance. Although there hasbeensubsequentdevelopmentandalterationofhistoricbuildingsandfeatures,this work has been relatively minor and the overall character of the built environment is well preserved.
Coalbrookdale originally developed without a deliberate plan. Industrial buildings werebuiltdownalongthevalley,whiletheIronmasters’houses-RosehillandDaleHouse-werebuiltupupontheadjacenthill.By1810,themajorityofbuildingsinthisvillagewereindustrialones.After1830,residentialbuildings,theIronBridgeSchoolandtheCoalbrookdaleScientificandLiteraryInstitutewerebuilt.Today,theIronbridgeGorgeMuseumTrust(IGMT)andtheIronbridgeInternationalInstituteforCulturalHeritage(IICH)occupytheformerCoalbrookdaleCompanybuildings.The IGMT manages these buildings along with the Coalbrookdale Blast Furnace Site,nowtheCoalbrookdaleMuseumofIron.LocatedtotheSouth,AgaRayburn’sfactories continue to manufacture goods within the WHS in an area that once was a pool used for waterpower generation.
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Ironbridge originally developed rapidly after the completion of the Iron Bridge in 1779aspartofMadeley.TheWharfage(itsHighStreet)hasalwaysbeenfrontedbyshopsandhasarcadedmarketbuildings.SignificantbuildingsincludetheTontine Hotel and the Church of St. Luke. Larger Gothic-inspired Victorian villas built by the professional classes are situated along the higher elevations of the town.
HighStreet,Ironbridge,coloiurview,1905-1910
TonTineBank,Ironbridge,1895-1905
TheTontineHotel,Ironbridge
Ironbridge today
ViewlookingtowardtheTontineHotelandSt.Luke’sChurch,Ironbridge,1935-1940
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Madeley was established during the 8th century; the south most section of the parishiswithintheWHS,northoftheRiverSevern.SimilartoIronbridge,itsHighStreet is composed of mostly commercial buildings. It also has numerous chapels andchurches-Wesleyan,PrimitiveMethodist,Baptist,Congregationalist,andRomanCatholicaswellasthefinegradeII*parishchurchatStMichael’s,designed by Thomas Telford in 1797.
St.Michael’sChurch,Madeley
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Coalportwasdeliberatelyplanned,oneoftheearliestinlandportsoftheIndustrialRevolution. There are portions of the original canal linking it to the River Severn that remain. Its most dominant feature is the remaining buildings and kilns of the JohnRoseandCo.works,whichnowhousestheCoalportChinaMuseumandtheCoalport Youth Hostel. Residential buildings and one commercial building are also within this site.
Jackfieldisanotherancientvillagethatwassubstantiallyalteredduringthe19th century. The Great Western Railway built a rail line that divided the town into two parts. Nearly all of the buildings that are now conserved in this area of the WHSwerebuiltinthe19thcentury.JackfieldfeaturesthedecorativeformerCraven-DunnillTileWorks-nowtheJackfieldTileMuseumandtheremainsofMaw and Co. Decorative Tile Works. Other buildings of note include the Church ofStMarytheVirgindesignedbytheVictorianarchitectSirArthurBlomfield,and numerous residential buildings.
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Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site – Attributes of Outstanding Universal Value
Background
AttributesareaspectsofaSite,whichareassociatedwithorexpresstheOutstanding Universal Value. Attributes can be tangible or intangible and help to articulatethatOUVand,withinthedecision-makingprocess,theyshouldassisttheassessment of the impact of any proposed change to the site or in its immediate vicinity. UNESCO’s Operational Guidelines indicate a range of types of attribute19 whichmightconveyOutstandingUniversalValue,including:
l form and design;
l materials and substance;
l use and function;
l traditions,techniquesandmanagementsystems;
l location and setting;
l language,andotherformsofintangibleheritage;and
l spirit and feeling
l other internal and external factors
Attributes – Significant Structures, Buildings, Infrastructure and Landscapes
Theattributesdefinedin(a)–(m)havebeenmappedtoreflectthevaluestheyconveyandwillbethefocusofprotectionandmanagementactions,andinstitutionalarrangements,andtheirdispositioninformstheboundaryoftheSite.
The attributes described above comprise the OUV of the WHS as expressed in theBriefSynthesissectionoftheStatementofOUV(2.1).Theydisplayandmeasure the integrity of the wholeness and intactness of the cultural heritage and its attributes and they truthfully and credibly express the cultural value of the Sites authenticity.
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A 5km length of steep sided, mineral-rich Severn Valley
The landscape of the Ironbridge Gorge is rich in evidence of the heroic period when it was the focus of international attention. The Gorge was blessed with mineralriches,withironore,limestone,clayandsand,aswellastimberandmanytraces remain of the mines and quarries from which these were extracted.
Two small river valleys leading from the Gorge to Coalbrookdale and Madeley
Thesluicesandpoolsalongtributarystreams,whichwerethesourceofpowerforbellows,hammersandmills,canstillberecognised.
Smelting iron with coke
AbrahamDarbyIin1709perfectedtheprocessofsmeltingironwithcokeinsteadof charcoal in Coalbrookdale.
TheWHSincludesthreegroupsofblastfurnaces,atCoalbrookdale,BedlamandBlistsHill.Allhavebeensurveyedinrecentyears,andtheresultsincludingdetaileddrawingsofBlistsHillfurnacesinthe1860shavebeenpublished(Hayman,Horton&White,2000).Blastfurnacestructuresfromthelate18thcentury and the early 19th century also remain elsewhere in the country. For example,inSouthWalesatClydach,Cyfarthfa,Hirwaun,NeathAbbey,CefnCribwr,TonduandBlaenavon,(thelatterwithintheWHS),atDyfiinmid-Wales;inEnglandatDuddonandBackbarrowintheLakeDistrict,atLowMillandRockleyintheSheffieldregion,atMoirainLeicestershire;andinScotlandatBonaweinArgyll. Some of these complexes retain features that no longer survive in the IronbridgeGorge,buttheCoalbrookdaleandBedlamfurnacesareofparticularhistoricalsignificance.Theformerasa17thcenturystructure,acquiredbyAbrahamDarby,whereheperfectedtheuseofcokeiniron-makingratherthancharcoal.Thisledtoarevolutioninthemakingofiron,fromtheinitialoutputofhumblecookingpots,successivemembersoftheDarbyfamilyexpandedtheCoalbrookdaleWorkstomakewrought-iron,tocaststeamenginecylindersandeventually bridges and successively enlarged the furnace until it was blown out in 1818. Bedlam Furnaces are the only group that survives from the great period of expansioninShropshireinthe1750s.BedlamFurnaceswereexcavatedandconsolidatedinthe1970s. ThesignificanceofthesurvivingfurnacesintheIronbridgeGorgeisincreasedbythesurvivalofother,historicallylessimportantstructures,elsewhereinTelfordandin other parts of Shropshire. Remains of 19th century blast furnaces are conserved at Stirchley and Hinkshay in Telford Town Park and at the Lodge in Granville CountryPark.EarlierfurnacessurviveatLeighton,about5kmwestoftheWHS,andatCharlcottinthedepthsoftheShropshirecountryside,about20kmtothesouth.AtWilley,justoutsidetheWHS,extensiveearthworksremainoftheironworksoperatedbyJohnWilkinsonbetween1757and1804.TheUpperForgeatCoalbrookdaleisasignificantexampleofasurvivingbuildingintheUnitedKingdomofan18thcenturyforge,usingthatwordinthesenseofaworksatwhichwroughtironwasmadefrompigiron,ratherthanonewherewroughtironorsteelproductswereproducedbyhammering,rollingorpressing.
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A high concentration of 18th and 19th century dwellings, warehouses and public buildings
TherearestillwarehousesandwharvesalongthebanksoftheRiverSevern,whichcarried much of the trade of the Gorge. The WHS contains a wealth of monuments associatedwithproduction,blastfurnacesforsmeltingironore,factorieswhereporcelain,bricks,tobaccopipesandtilesweremanufactured,andengineeringworkswhichproducedsteamengines,locomotivesandbridgecastings.
(d)MenandhorseatBlistsHillBlastFurnace,undatedbutpre-1912
TheOldFurnace,Coalbrookdale
Blists Hill Fiurnace today
Bedlam Furnaces
WashdrawingofBowerYard,Ironbridge,1840-1870
Early photo of the Warehouse constructed at Loadcroft Wharf by the Coalbrookdale Co. in 1834
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Four substantial ceramics works are preserved in the Ironbridge Gorge: the Coalportchinaworks,thetilefactoriesofMawandCravenDunnillandthebrickworks at Blists Hill. There is evidence of earlier ceramics industries at Jackfield,BenthallandCoalport.Coalport,atitsheightinthemid19thcentury,was among the most productive china factories in the country and stood comparison with the major manufacturers of North Staffordshire. The remains of the Coalport works complement those monuments surviving in North Staffordshire and areamongasmallgroupthatcontainnationallydesignatedcollectionsofthefinechina where it was made. Of the three very large decorated tile works in the United Kingdominthelate19thcentury,two(MawsandCravenDunnill)wereintheIronbridgeGorgeandthethird,(MintonHollins),inStoke-on-Trent.CravenDunnill is alone in continuing the tradition of tile manufacture with the recent return ofCravenDunnillJackfield,Ltd.asatenantoftheMuseum.
Substantial mining remains
The outstanding monument of the mining industry in the Ironbridge Gorge is the TarTunnel,importantasageologicalcuriosityandasevidenceoftheskillsof18th century miners rather than of methods of extracting coal or iron ore. There are no mining structures in the Ironbridge Gorge comparable to those at the national miningmuseumsatCaphouse,BlaenavonandNewtongrange,nortothoseatChatterleyWhitfieldCollieryinNorthStaffordshire,butnotablelandscapesofearlyminingareconservedwithintheGorgeinareaslikeLadywood,BenthallWoodsandMadeleyWoodandinsuchnearbypartsoftheCoalbrookdaleCoalfieldasTelfordTownPark,LightmoorandGranvilleCountryPark.Someaspectsofmining,includingasteam-windingengine,aredemonstratedattheBlistsHillMuseum.ThereismuchevidenceoftheextractionoflimestoneatBenthallEdge,includingapairofrecentlyrestoredLimeKilnsthatwereshownonan1801illustration(Dibden.CLateralMineshaftsbesidetheSevern)andLincolnHill.ThesignificanceoftheevidenceofminingintheWHSisthatitcanbeseenaspartofabroadpatternofindustrialgrowth,andthattheroleofmininginrelationtoironmaking,ceramicsandothermanufacturingindustriescanreadilybeappreciatedfrom evidence in the landscape.
There remain at least seven locations in the WHS where mine entries can be seen andaccessedandtherearesome400recordedmineentriesintheWHSasawhole. In one location access can be gained to mine workings operating the Shropshirelong-wallminingsystem,recognisedastheforerunnertothemoderntotal mineral extraction systems.
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Collections and artifacts
Theentireandmulti-themedcollectionsoftheIronbridgeGorgeMuseumTrust,whichincludesthoseondisplayinits10museumstogetherwithitsextensiveLibraryandarchive,areallDesignated20 of national importance by Arts Council England.Theyinclude:theEltonCollection,whichcoversartandmemorabiliarelatingtotheIndustrialRevolution;theDarbyCollectioncoveringthehomes,furnaces,possessionsandrecordsoftheDarbyfamily;CoalbrookdaleIronworkandengines;anddecorativeceramics,especiallyCoalportChinaandMaws’tiles.ThecollectionsalsoincludeBroseleytobaccopipes,historiccostume,anationallyimportantresearchlibraryandarchive,archaeology,geologyandoralhistory recordings.
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mining - proper caption required“DeepPit”atBroseleycopiedfrom‘TheCountryHouseandEstateMagazine’,
September Issue 1924
The Tar Tunnel Pit Head gear at Blists Hill Mine today
Newcomen type steam engine at Gravel Leasowes Colliery LincolnHillMine-LincolnHilllimestonequarryandpithead,1900
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The Iron Bridge
The Iron Bridge is the only substantial iron road bridge to survive from the 18th century. It was universally accepted at the time of its construction that it was the firstofitskind.ItiscomplementedwithintheWHSbytwootherironbridges.Thebridge at Coalport was rebuilt in its present form in 1818. It was originally a wooden structuretowhichthreesetsofironribs,ofwhichfivehalf-ribsremain,wereaddedin 1797. The Albert Edward Bridge of 1862 is a single iron arch that carries a railwayovertheRiverSevern,andwascastbytheCoalbrookdaleCompanytothedesignofJohnFowler.TheIronBridgeisalsocomplementedlocallybytheironaqueductbuiltbyThomasTelfordin1796atLongdon,about16kmnorthoftheWHS,andbyseveralsmallerironbridges,includingthatbuiltbytheCoalbrookdaleCompanyin1797atCoundArbour,andthatof1812atAstonCantlop.Theimpactmade by the Iron Bridge in continental Europe is shown by a small wrought iron replica bridge of 1791 that survives at Worlitz in Germany.
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Workers’ housing
ThelandscapeoftheGorgealsoreflectstheachievementsoftalentedmenandwomenwhoarenolongerindividuallyremembered,butwhoseskillsinsinkingmines,mouldingironcastings,paintingchinaandsailingbargeswerethefoundation of the area’s prosperity and fame. Cottages built on open land by familiesofminersandmarinersbetween1600and1750stillstand,asdoterraces built by the ironworking companies for their employees of a later generation.Thelandscapealsoreflectscommunalactivities,andmanyofthepublichouses,churches,chapels,schoolsandinstituteswhichwerethefocalpoints of social life in the Gorge in past generations can still be seen.
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Thisisalandscapethatreflectspainaswellastriumph.Memorialsprovideevidenceofaccidentsinmines,oftheemploymentundergroundofyoungchildren,and of the impact of cholera epidemics. It is still possible to recognise scenes of confrontation between employers and workers in times of economic crisis.
Infrastructure and transport
MonumentsoftransportsystemsarefurtherevidenceoftheconfidenceandscientificunderstandingofthosewholivedintheGorgeinthe18thcentury,theIronBridge,universallybelievedatthattimetobethefirstofitskind,theHayInclinedPlanewhichcarriedboats70mupanddowntheslopesaboveCoalport,and the numerous traces of the primitive railways that were the forebears of the railwayswhichtransformedmuchoftheworldafter1830.
TheShropshireCoalfieldisacknowledgedtobeoneofthetwobirthplacesoftheEnglishrailway(theotheristheNorthumberland/DurhamCoalfieldwheresimilarpatternsofmonumentsremain).TheWHSisrichinremainsofprimitiverailways.In the iron works of The Gorge were laid the foundations of the railway age with the manufactureofthefirstironrails,ironwheels,aqueductandbridgesandin1802thefirstsuccessfulsteamlocomotivedesignedbyRichardTrevithick.
ThetracksofinclinedplanessurviveatBrierlyHillaboveCoalbrookdale,Bagguley’s Wind near Blists Hill and on Benthall Edge. The 17th century coal industrywasmassive–somethinglike30,000tonsofcoalperannumwereminedfrom Benthall in 1695 and some of the earliest wooden railways in the country were built in the Parish21.
ThreeprimitiverailwayswerebuiltfromCoalbrookdaletoHorsehaybetween1750and1820,twoofwhichcanbefollowedasfootpaths.LeeDinglebridge,amid19thcenturywroughtironlatticeworkbridge,constructedtocarryplatewaytrack,survivesontheedgeoftheBlistsHillMuseum.ThesemonumentsarecomplementedelsewhereintheCoalfieldbyamasonrytramwaybridgeofc.1760atNewdale,andbyseveralbridgesconstructedtocarrystandardgaugerailwaysover earlier primitive railways.
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TheprincipalsignificanceofthesectionofcanalconservedintheIronbridgeGorgeisthatitincorporatestheHayInclinedPlane,oneofsixonthetubboatcanalsystemoftheCoalbrookdaleCoalfield.Thesewereamongstthefewinclinedplanes or boatlifts of the Industrial Revolution period that were successful in the long term. The Hay Inclined Plane in the WHS operated for about a century from 1794. In an international context it can be interpreted as a direct predecessor of theinclinedplanesbuiltinthesecondhalfofthe20thcenturyatRonquièresinBelgium,StLouis-ArzvillerinFranceandKrasnoyarskinRussia.Theremaining canal within the WHS is complemented by the earthworks of two of theotherinclinedplanesintheCoalbrookdaleCoalfieldatHugh’sBridge,Lilleshall,andatWrockwardineWood;thewharfdesignedbyThomasTelfordatWappenshall; reservoirs at Hinkshay and Trench; the stone structure from which the settlement at Aqueduct takes its name; and the iron aqueduct at Longdon.
The WHS contains several examples of roads constructed during the Industrial Revolutionperiod.ThemostnotableisMadeleyBank,whichwasbuiltbetween1806and1810andclimbsthehillbetweenthecentreofIronbridgeandMadeley.ItformsanenlighteningcontrastwithLincolnHill,theroutebywhichtheancientroad from Much Wenlock to Shifnal ascended the side of the Gorge. Other new roads of the late 18th century and early 19th century include that from the south sideoftheIronBridgethroughLadywoodandupthesideoftheGorgetoBroseley,and that from Coalbrookdale to Lawley.
These monuments are complemented by the road from Eaton Constantine crossroadstoCressage,about8kmwestoftheWHS,whichwasthefirstroaddesignedbyThomasTelford,andbythesectionofTelford’sHolyheadRoad,improved between 1815 and 1836 in such a way that it was the best of its time in Europe,thatpassesthroughTelfordbetweenPriorsleeandOverleyHill.
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Traditional landscapes and woodland of the Severn Gorge
The historic landscape also shows clear evidence of the philanthropic nature as well as entrepreneurial skills of the early industrialist in the area. In 1782 RichardReynoldslaidouttheWorkmen’s(orSabbath)WalksfromNewPooltoLincolnHillinCoalbrookdale,whichwasoneoftheearliestprivatelyfundedpublicparksintheUK,includingaDoricTempleandRotunda.Researchindicates their purpose was to encourage the workers and their families to spend the Sabbath walking in the beautifully laid out woodland landscape rather than drinking in the many local ale houses. But it was also part of a sophisticated approach to marketing the area far and wide to publicise the work of the Coalbrookdale Iron Company and its new mass produced iron. ThewoodlandslaidoutfortheWorkmen’sWalksandtendedinthe1780sintheUpperCoalbrookdaleValleyincludedDaleCoppice,LincolnHillandCaptain’s Coppice; they included unusual plants and trees such as Fly Honeysuckle,FalseAcaciaandAtlasCedar.
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Inspiration for artists, engineers, architects and writers
TheworldhasrecognisedthesignificanceoftheIronbridgeGorgesincethe18thcenturywhenartists,engineersandwritersfrommanycountriesweredrawntotheareatoadmireinnovationsinironworking,mining,andinstructuralandmechanicalengineering.TheIronBridgeitself,setinacontextofsmoke,flamesandintensehumanactivity,wasperceivedasthesymboloftheprofoundchangesthatweretakingplaceinBritaininthelate18thcentury,andthenewtechnologiesdevelopedintheGorgeinfluencedeconomicandsocialdevelopments throughout the world.
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The historic landscape as an accessible, interpreted open air museum, educational facility and international symbol of the Industrial Revolution
The Ironbridge Gorge was one of the areas of the United Kingdom that experiencedprofoundeconomicandsocialchangesbetween1709and1820.ThepeopleoftheGorgepioneerednewmeansofminingcoal,ofworkingiron,ofbuildingbridges,ofapplyingthepowerofsteam,ofbuildingrailedwaysandcarryingcanalsoverinhospitableterritory.Itslandscapereflectsboththepainsandthetriumphsofhumanexperience,andispartoftheworld’sheritagefromwhich all can learn.
It is also a landscape that is interpreted. Since the formation of the Ironbridge GorgeMuseumTrustin1967,theareahasattractedvisitorswhocannowseemonumentsthathavebeenrestored,togetherwithcollectionsoftheproducts of the enterprises of the Gorge and the artefacts which framed the livesofitspast.TheSevernGorgeCountrysideTrust,establishedin1991,has also interpreted 6 cultural and environmental Trails as well as a number ofrestoredhistoricstructures,whichtheycontinuetomaintainandpromotetoensure these experiences are accessible to residents and visitors
Madeley Town Council has produced a Town trail and a Nine Men of Madeley leafletandwebsitewithlocalcommunitygroups.
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The sequence of industrial development evident in the landscape that tells a complete story of industrial innovation and development
Thelandscapereflectstheambitionandimaginationoftheentrepreneursandengineers of the past.
The industrial monuments of the Ironbridge Gorge are associated with people whose names are internationally known: the Darby family which was involved with themanagementandcontroloftheCoalbrookdaleironworksformorethan200years;RichardReynolds,whoseentrepreneurialskillswerealliedtoaprofoundinterestinscience;JohnWilkinsonthegreatbusinessmaniron-maker;ThomasTelford,thegreatcivilengineer;RevJohnFletcher,theSwiss-bornpastorwhowas one of the principal theologians of the Evangelical Revival of the 18th century; andtheninthEarlDundonald,themostimaginativeindustrialchemistofhisgeneration.Someoftheirhomesstillstand,asdosomeofthestructuresforwhichthey were responsible.
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Other historic landscape sites within the WHS which form a key part of the story of ironincludeBenthallEdge,siteofthelargestlimestonequarry,Patten’sRock(afterLimeMasterJohnPatten)producinghighqualityballstonelimeforuseasafluxintheironmakingindustry,andLloydsCoppice,siteofMadeleyWoodHallownedbytheAnsticefamily(MadeleyWoodCompany)whooperatedblastfurnacesatBedlam(1757-58)andBlistsHill(1832).Thesesitesarerichinarchaeologicalevidenceincludingplateways,tracks,aditsandmines.Thesesites,animportantpartofthehistoryoftheironindustryareprotected,interpretedandmanagedbythe Severn Gorge Countryside Trust in perpetuity.
TheIronbridgeGorgeWHSishistoricallysignificantnotonlybecauseitrepresentsparticularaspectsofthehistoryofindustry,transportortechnology,butalsobecauseitformsaremarkablycompleteculturallandscape.Withinit,itispossibletoobservevariedpatternsofsettlement,ancientpropertyboundaries,housesoccupiedbothbyworkersandentrepreneurs,placesofworship,recreationalandculturalbuildingsandfacilities,andwastetips,aswellasmonuments,whichrelateto production and transport. The landscapes of other industrial WHSs are comparablycomplex,butthewayinwhichtheintricateoriginsofthepatternsofindustrial growth that emerged in the 18th century are illustrated in the Ironbridge Gorge is unique.
MadeleyRoad,Ironbridge,1900-1905
MarketSquare,Ironbridge,c.1952
EdwardDayes,BedlamFurnace,Coalbrookdale,c.1780s.©Tate,London2013
Coalport ferry on the River Severn showingtheHayInclinedPlaneinthebackground,1895-1905
TalbotInn,TheWharfage,Ironbridge,1905-1910
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Current Governance of the WHS
Governmental Departments, Agencies, Local Authorities and National Governmental Agencies
TheDepartmentofCulture,MediaandSport(DCMS)istheleadingBritishagencythat reports on the overall status of the WHS and submits all management plans toUNESCO.WithinDCMS,HistoricEngland,theprimaryagencythatprotectshistoricsitesinEngland,overseesWHSmanagementintheUK.Theyaresupported by ICOMOS UK. Natural England is the Government’s adviser for the Natural Environment and the Environment Agency is an agency of DEFRA responsible for the water environment. Telford&WrekinCouncilandShropshireCouncilarethelocalgovernmentalauthorities in Ironbridge Gorge. The historic Iron Bridge is the property of Telford &WrekinCouncilanditisundertheguardianshipoftheSecretaryofStateandmanagedonhis/herbehalfbyEnglishHeritage.TherearethreeTownandParishcouncils,TheGorge,Madeley,andBroseley,whichareeitherwhollyorpartly within the boundaries of the WHS.
Heritage Organisations, Environmental Organisations, Research Institutes and Steering Group
TheIronbridgeGorgeWorldHeritageSiteSteeringGroup(IGWHSG)iscomprised of representatives from the following organisations:
Telford&WrekinCouncil,ShropshireCouncil,thethreelocalParishandTownCouncils,HistoricEngland,EnglishHeritageTrust,NaturalEngland,theEnvironmentAgency,SevernGorgeCountrysideTrust,IronbridgeGorgeMuseumTrustandTheMarchesLocalEnterprisePartnership(LEP).Eachoftheseorganisations collaborates with each other and together ensures that the OUV is conserved and that the Ironbridge Gorge story is presented to a diverse audience of visitors and scholars.
The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust was contracted by Telford and Wrekin Council in2013tomanageandco-ordinatetheWHSonbehalfofallpartners.Thisincludes the writing and agreeing of this Plan together with the monitoring and reporting on the progress against the agreed action plan.
Foundedin1967,theIronbridgeGorgeMuseumTrustLtdisaregisteredcharitywhose twin aims are education and heritage conservation. The Trust cares for 36 scheduledmonumentsandlistedbuildings,withintheIronbridgeGorgeWorldHeritageSiteandoperates10museums,whichcollectivelytellthestoryofthisbirthplaceoftheIndustrialRevolution.Thesemuseumsreceive525,000visitsayear,includingaround70,000schoolvisits.Aswellas10museums,thesitesintheTrust’scareincludearesearchlibrary,atouristinformationcentre,twoyouthhostels,archaeologicalmonuments,historicwoodlands,housing,twochapels,andtwoQuakerburialgrounds.TheTrusthasa30yearpartnershipwiththeUniversityofBirminghamthroughtheIronbridgeInternationalInstituteofCulturalHeritage,thatdeliverspostgraduateeducationandinternational,interdisciplinaryresearchinallaspectsofculturalheritageanditsmanagement,includingindustrialheritageand world heritage.
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Severn Gorge Countryside Trust is a registered charity established in 1991 to managethe260hectaresofwoodland,traditionalhaymeadows,heathlands,ponds,openspaceandover60historicstructureswithintheWHS.Visitorsandlocal people can walk on a network of 33 kilometres of well signed paths. It has developedandmaintainsseveralculturalandenvironmentaltrails,includingthehistoric Sabbath Walks over Dale Coppice and Lincoln Hill.
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PART BIntroduction
In an area as complex as the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site there are numerousissuesthatchallengethepreservationofthehistoricsignificanceandunique character of the WHS. Although issues have been addressed in previous management plans and actions have been implemented to alleviate any harm to theSite’soverallintegrity,theWHScontinuestobevulnerabletoirreversibledamage by a number of threats.
Withalocalpopulationofover4,000peoplelivingintheWHS,itisveryimportanttosafeguardthesuccessofthelocaleconomy,butthisneedstocomplementthehistoric and natural environment. There is continued pressure for change within the WHS through small-scale alterations and inappropriate modernisation and development.Also,therearestillimportanthistoricsitesattheheartoftheWHSthat remain semi-derelict. Bedlam Furnaces is on the Historic England Buildings at RiskRegister,andtherearenumerousotherGradeIIlistedbuildingsandstructuresatriskorinneedofsignificantrepairs.
Whilst the statutory planning system does have considerable control over developmentsandactivitieswithintheWHS,therearealsonumerousactivitiesthatcan occur which fall outside the scope of planning legislation and yet which could have an adverse impact on the WHS. Some of these other activities will fall within thescopeofotherregulations,policiesorstrategiesanditisimportanttoensurethattheyalsoreflecttheneedtoprotectthecharacteroftheWHS.
It is also important that planning decisions do not set precedents that would have a detrimentalimpactontheOUVorcharacteroftheWHS(suchastheuseofsolarpanelsforalternativeenergy),thatfloodingandlanderosionareconsidered,andthat the authentic nature of the Gorge is not undermined.
TheIronbridgePowerStationceasedcommercialgenerationinNovember2015afterproducingelectricityontheborderoftheWHSforover80years.Atthepresent time its future use is uncertain and its loss will result in the loss of an iconic landmark,andanylargescaledevelopmentofthesitemaycauseapotentialthreattothesettingoftheIronbridgeGorgeWHS.TheformerBeechesHospitalsite,whichwasaworkhouseinthe19thcentury,liestothenorthoftheWHSboundaryandanyfuturedevelopmentofthissite,whichiscurrentlyproposedforhousing,needs to be carefully planned to protect the setting of the WHS and uniqueness of the Grade II listed building and its local environment.
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Conservation of the Historic Fabric
Challenges & issues
InaWHSwithnumerouspropertyownersandinterestedparties,thespecialcharacter of the Ironbridge Gorge is susceptible to erosion and change both through the forces of nature and the impact of the activities of people. Within the Ironbridge Gorge a number of needs have to be met: it must support a modern livingcommunity,conserveitshistoricalauthenticity,provideanattractiveexperience of the historic past and maintain a very green natural landscape. Thearea’scharacterisstronglyrootedinitsindustrialpast,withfrequentadaptationsofbuildingsbutlittlelarge-scalerenewal,resultinginthesurvivalofalargenumberoforiginalstructures.However,therehasbeenextensiverenovationandrestorationofdwellingsandhistoricstructuresintheGorge,andtheareatodayhas a vitality that was lacking forty years ago. The particular character of the WHS comprisesarangeofvariedurbantownscapesandrurallandscapes,andmaintaining a distinction between these urban and rural elements is important.
Maintaining the public realm in a manner that is appropriate to the historical characteroftheIronbridgeGorgeisanon-goingchallenge.Significantgroundmovement,parkingonfragilepavementsandsoilerosionsignificantlydamagethepublic realm. Inappropriate street furniture can also lead to degradation and a plethora of uncoordinated signage and information can mean that visitors are confusedandhavedifficultyfindingtheirbearingsinsuchacomplexsite.
AbrahamDarby’stechnologicalbreakthroughgavetheworldhigh-quality,mass-producediron,pavingthewayfortheIndustrialRevolution.However,aswellasthemanybenefitswhichaccruedfromthisworld-changinginnovation,itcouldalsobearguedthat1709markedthebeginningofthesystematicburningoffossilfuelsonanindustrialscaleand,therefore,thestartofaprocesswhichwenow recognise as leading to climate change. The Ironbridge Gorge is therefore uniquely placed to highlight this. The Museum Trust has embraced the need to embed environmental sustainability in all of their work and hold the Gold Award andGoldstarAwardfortheGreenTourismBusinessScheme,themostsignificantgrading scheme of its type in the world.
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The protection of the OUV of the WHS is of prime importance and its wider understandingbyresidents,visitorsandbusinessesisalsoakeyobjective.
An important aspect of protecting the character of the WHS is the need to carefully monitorand,wherepossible,toworkinpartnershiptocontrolanydevelopmentsoutsidetheWHS,whichcould,becauseoftheirscaleornature,adverselyaffectits character. The redevelopment of the Ironbridge Power Station site following its closure and decommissioning is a key area outside the WHS boundary that requires input from the IGWHSSG as is the former Beeches Hospital site.
AppropriateprogrammestorepairandrestorethebuiltfabricoftheWHS,withallpartnersworkingtogethertosecurefundingandco-ordinatetheactivity,will include:
l The many retaining walls within the Gorge that are in need of urgent or preventative works. lKeyrestorationprojectstosomeoftheprinciplemonuments,tobeundertaken principally by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust as part of its Strategic Plan. l A partnership project to produce and implement a Conservation and EnhancementPlanfortheMarketSquare,theWharfageandtheIronBridge and its surrounds.
An important aspect of protecting the special character of the WHS is the day-to-daymaintenanceofthearea’sroadsandfootpaths,publicspacesandstreetfurniture.Themaintenancestandardsappliedmustreflectthearea’ssignificanceasaWHSand,asamajorvisitorattractionandoverthecourseofthisplan,theprogressiveupgradingofstreetfurnitureandpavingwillbenecessary,togetherwith,whereappropriate,thefurtherreviewofsignage,advertisementsetc.
The Plan suggests the following initiatives:
l Development of a resident’s information pack ensuring they are aware of the area’ssignificanceandtheirroleinitsconservation.
l Establish a code of practice for the installation and repair of services and utilitieswithintheWHSthatdoesnotadverselyimpacteitherthehistoricalsignificance or the environment.
l Consideration of recreational amenities and the public realm with a more holisticandstrategicapproach,whilstensuringplansareenvironmentallysustainableand appropriate within the context of the World Heritage Site.
Opportunities & Objectives
Objective 1: Ensure that new developments and other projects within the WHS do not harm the Outstanding Universal Value of the Site.
Objective 2:
Ensure that all new Local Planning Policy documents take account of the World Heritage Site and do not allow damage of the OUV.
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Traffic and Parking Challenges & issues
ThehistoricroadpatternoftheIronbridgeGorge,consistingofnarrowroadsandsteephills,wasnotbuiltforandisnotconducivetotoday’strafficandtheWHSsgrowing tourism-based economy. Parking within the WHS is limited and pedestrian circulation allows visitors and residents alike to experience and enjoy the 18thand19thcenturycharacteroftheGorge.Moreover,illegalorinappropriatevehicleparkingcandamageroadinfrastructure,leadtoerosionattheSiteandintrude on its character and appearance. However parking serves the hundreds of business enterprises that function in the WHS and the four thousand residents wholiveintheWHS.Abalance,therefore,needstobestruckbetweentheneedtoprovide access and parking to serve business and personal needs within the WHS and the preservation of its unique character.
The current car park within the very centre of Ironbridge occupying the Market Square is an asset for the many residents who use the local amenities on the High Street. It is very small and at times can cause congestion due to its narrow entrance,combinedwithparkinginbusstopsandonthepavementsleadingtoapoorvisualimpressionfortheWHSinthevicinityoftheIronBridge,crackedpaving,difficultyforpedestriansandobscuringofshopfrontsandrestaurantsforbusinesses.
ThePark&RidefacilitythatwasaddedtothetopofJiggersbankin2011hasreduced the pressure on parking in Ironbridge during peak periods and for large scale events. However parking along the Wharfage and up Madeley Bank often causes severe congestion and occasionally gridlock on peak visitor days with over spill parking blocking house frontages and further congestion on the narrow streets above the main Wharfage area. The installation of double yellow lines alongMadeleyBankhavemadeasignificantimprovementtoaccess,safetyand congestion.
Residentialparkingmustalsoberecognisedasathreat,ascarownershipincreases,andthedesiresforonsiteorallocatedparkingthreatenstraditionalstreetforms,landscapesandstability.
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Objective 3: Produce a Sustainable Access Strategy for the WHS.
Objective 4:
Work to reduce car use in the Gorge and to raise awareness and use of the Park and Ride facility
AholisticviewneedstobetakenontrafficandparkingwithintheGorgewhichcould be supported by the development of a Sustainable Access Strategy. In order tobettermanagetrafficwithintheWHSforresidents,businessandtouristsandtodeveloptheWHSintoapre-eminentgreenenvironmentaltouristdestination,alternative means of transportation for tourists into and around the Ironbridge Gorgeneedtobeinvestigated,andfurtherresearchneedstobeundertakenintohowpeopletraveltoIronbridgeandhowtrafficmovesaroundtheGorge.Furthertrafficmanagementmeasuresarealsonecessarytofavourthesafetyandconvenience of pedestrians over those of car drivers. Long-term issues that also have bearing are the development of personal transport to provide vehicles that are lesspollutingandintrusive,andthedevelopmentofcycleandwalkingpaths.The(stillfunctioning)railwayconnectiontotheIronbridgePowerStationhasthepotentialtoofferanotherlong-termsustainablerouteintotheGorge,ifconnectedby an adequate linked transport system.
l Better coordination between car parks and bus shuttle schedules is required as visitors are reluctant to leave their car and therefore may miss some of the key elements of the Site and make unnecessary car journeys. l SurveysofresidentparkingprovisionwithintheGorgeneedsreview, alongside a review of how to work more collaboratively with the Police to address illegal parking.
l Review of access provision including disabled parking with a strategy for improvement to then be developed where necessary.
l Furtherreviewofthedirectionalsignage,toandwithintheWHS,needsto beundertakensoastoimprovetrafficflowandassistvisitorsinidentifying all the Gorge has to offer including suitable places to park.
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3.3 Land Stability
Challenges & issues
Land instability has always and will continue to be an on-going problem in the management of the WHS. All of the partners have been proactive in addressing earth-collapsing events in the Ironbridge Gorge and will continue to do so when futureeventsoccur.DuetothefactthattheGorgeis‘young’,geologicallyspeaking,it is impossible to predict all land instability events. Past mining in the Gorge also exacerbates the problem. The following factors contribute to the instability:
1. Underlying ground conditions
2. Pastextractiveactivities(quarrying,undergroundcoal, limestone,clayminingandassociatedtipping)
3. Naturalsteepslopelandforms,adjacenttotheRiverSevern
4. Land use and vegetation that has led to erosion
5. Triggerevents,suchasfloodingandchangesingroundwaterlevels
6. Human intervention in the form of inappropriate development
Land instability affects the WHS in a number of ways including damage to highways and storm water drainage systems resulting in additional maintenance and reconstruction; damage to private and public buildings; damage to archaeological heritage in the WHS; and disruption of people and services due to either ground movement or reconstruction projects related to ground movement.
JackfieldStabilisationProjectJackfield-‘VillageontheSlide’,PicturePostmagazine,1952
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Alandslip-monitoringprogrammeisinplacethatwasinitiatedbyTelford&WrekinCouncil in order to assess and address ground movement within the WHS. Periodic assessments are reported to the IGWHSSG. A major stabilisation project has just beencompletedintheSalthouseRoadareainJackfieldandintheIronbridgeRoad area.
Telford&WrekinCouncilwillcontinuetomonitorgroundmovementwithintheGorgeandbuildontheexcellentworkcarriedouttodateonLloydsHead,JackfieldSalthouseRoadandJiggersBank.
OperationTangent,theGorge’sDisasterManagementPlanisreviewedannuallyinorder to ensure that appropriate arrangements are in place to respond to major incidents of land movement within the WHS and that residents and partners are aware of the key signs and indicators of when any land slip may be imminent.
Telford and Wrekin council has worked to pro actively address the issue of land instabilitysince2001andwhilstseveralstabilisationschemeshavebeencompleted,inexcessof£60millionofadditionalfundingisneededtoprogressthe works. These works once completed will serve to reduce the risk to the fabric of the WHS and its residents and visitors alike.
Tourism and Visitor Management
Challenges & issues
The Ironbridge Gorge enjoys a great success as a leading tourist destination in the UK.Alongwiththemuseumsenjoyingstrongvisitornumbers,therearenumerousrestaurants,pubs,bedandbreakfasts,hotels,andgiftshopsthatbenefitfromthetourism economy developed in the WHS. The Ironbridge Gorge Museums annually contributeover£20mtothelocaleconomy22.
Objective 5: Monitor land instability and work with parties to address stability and collapse issues as and when they occur.
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Private and public organisations concerned with tourism have worked together for manyyearsthroughaneffectiveTourismPartnership,whichincludeslocalbedandbreakfast accommodation providers as well as the large hotels and the various visitor attractions. The objectives of the partnership have generally been to develop ahighqualitytouristbusiness,progressivelyincreasingtheproportionofvisitorswhoarestayinginthearea,whilerecognisingtheimportanceofthedayvisitoreconomy.
AnewDestinationManagementPlanforTelfordasawhole,completedin2014,highlights the vital importance of the WHS as the main driver for leisure tourism and its importance to the local and regional economy. It is crucial for the WHS that this recognition amongst key stakeholders remains in order that the WHS maintains its market position and that a strategic view is taken for any marketing of the Destination as a whole.
The current level of visitors to the WHS has been estimated at one million a year of whom about half enter a museum. Around 85% of these visitors arrive by car and most of the remainder by hired coach. The main visitor season is between Easter andtheendofOctoberandisbecomingmoreevenlyspreadoverthemonths,partly in response to the marketing strategies of the Museum Trust. Visitors in schools and other educational parties account for around 15% of total museum visitors–localschoolsbenefitfromalowcostconcessionaryentryscheme.Analysisofvisitorstothemuseumsshowsaconsistentpatternofover50%stayingaway from home on their visit. All social groups are well represented and overseas visitors make up about 8% of the total23.
Local enjoyment and appreciation of the landscape and amenity value of the WHS isevidentintheuseoffootpaths,cycleroutesandshort-journeyuserswhoconsistently visit the Gorge at weekends and holidays. TheVisitorInformationCentreincentralIronbridgedealswithabout50,000enquiriesayearandvisitstotheironbridge.org.ukwebsite,atthetimeofwriting,arerunningat550,000ayear.Themuseum’scuratorsalsodealwithhundredsofprofessionalenquiriesandvisitsbyresearchers,students,authors,filmandmedia companies and local historians.
UNESCOdefinessustainabletourismas“tourismthatrespectsbothlocalpeopleandthetraveller,culturalheritageandtheenvironment.”(UNESCO2014).Thephysical impact of so many visitors on the historic environment has been the subjectofanumberofstudies.TheIronBridgeitselfwasclosedtovehiculartrafficinthe1930sandhasbeencarefullyrepaired,resurfacedandmaintainedovertheyears with further work planned. Other key historic monuments are maintained underconservationplans,whichincludestrategiesforprotectingvulnerablepartsofthesestructures.Overall,theimpactonthehistoricenvironmentofcurrentvisitornumbersisnotsignificantbutifnumbersincreaseinthecomingyears,thentrafficmanagementwillremainakeyissueinpreventingdegradation,andtheprovisionofadequate amenities and interests for tourists will be important to sustaining the attractiveness of the visitor experience.
Footpathsandtrackwaysaresusceptibletooverusebytouristsandresidentsalike,withrecentcasesoferosion,forexampletopartsofBenthallEdge,beingcausedby specialist mountain bike groups and other pathways being formed in unsafe areas along the riverbank.
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The key aspects of visitor management include the provision and fostering of sufficienthighqualityservicessuchaspublictoilets,litterremoval,cateringandrefreshmentfacilities,andtodothiswithproperregardforaccessibilitybythosethat are physically impaired. There is also an increasing need to provide up to date informationinotherlanguages,takingadvantageoftechnology.
Theissueforthepartnerorganisationsandprivatepropertyownersistofindwaysof resourcing the investment needed and to carry out the resultant works to the high quality demanded by the importance of the Site and the expectations of visitors from all over the world. Fundamental to this is the commercial vitality of centralIronbridgeandMadeley,whichimpliesgoodphysicalaccess,adequateparking and well maintained environs. The problems are exacerbated by the recent floodinghistoryoftheRiverSeverncombinedwithlandinstability.Easeofaccessforvisitorsandlocalsalikeisalsoessentialiftheseareasaretosupporttheshops,restaurants,hotelsandpublichouses,andmanysmallbusinessesthatarepresentin the Gorge.
Duetoitssteepterrain,accessibility,throughouttheIronbridgeGorge,canbechallenging,thoughthereisahighqualitynetworkof33kilometresofpaths,bridlewaysandcycleways,includingsixsignedandinterpretedheritagetrailslaidout by SGCT following an Interpretation Strategy for the WHS24. Accessible public conveniencesandmoreliftsandrampshavebeeninstalledoverthepastfiveyearsacross the visitor facilities and attractions in order to improve accessibility. There is however still scope for further improvements. Users tend to only visit certain areas oftheGorge,leavingotherareasundervisited.Lackofpublictransportallyearround in a linked up service is a limiting factor for those without a car due the geographicalspreadoftheWHS.Visitorsoftenlackconfidencetofullyexplorethe area due to uncertainty about where routes lead but there are signed routes through the principal woodlands. Some pathways and roads may be off-putting due tosteepclimbs,andnarrowroads.ThereisahugeamounttotakeinwhenvisitingtheGorgeforthefirsttimewithawealthofattractions,walks,trailsandexperiences and research has shown that users can sometimes feel they have seentheGorge,wheninrealitytheyhaveonlyvisitedtheBridgeitself.
TheconnectivitytoTelfordTownCentre,especiallysignpostingfromtherailwaystation,theTownParkandtheTownCentreallneedimprovement,especiallythelinked cycle route in to the Gorge. The closure of the Power Station could provide an opportunity to explore a sustainable rail link in to the Gorge.
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The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust continues to interpret and research the history of industrial development through its ten museums and open access sites. One of the Trust’s key goals is to tell the holistic story of the WHS. The Museum’s nationally recognised strength is in showing collections of objects in the factories where they were made and with much supporting material on the people who lived and worked there. The museums demonstrate manufacturing processes and regularlyoperatehistoricmachinesincontext,includingsteamminewindinggearand a range of steam powered machines and workshops. Blists Hill Victorian Town inparticular,hasbeenamongthepioneeringdemonstrationmuseums,whichaimtomakethepastofaspecificareaaccessibletovisitors,torespondimmediatelytovisitors’interestsandenquiries,andtofollowaphilosophythat‘toexperienceistounderstand’. Further development of the Museum’s sites and archaeological record will be key objectives in the coming years.
The Severn Gorge Countryside Trust continues to interpret the historic use of the natural landscape and how its natural resources along the key transport corridor of the River Severn played a key role in the Industrial Revolution. The Gorge was formedwhenwater,forcedunderaglacierunderpressure,carveditswaythroughthelandscapeexposingmineralresourcesofironstone,coal,clayandlimestone.SGCThasresearchedandestablished6TrailsincludinganIronTrail,LimeTrailand Sabbath Walks Trail. These are designed to help visitors and local people understand how the urban and rural interlink to tell the story of the landscape of the WorldHeritageSite,complementingtheworkoftheMuseums.
Digital interpretation will be increasingly important through the development of mobileapps,websiteinformationandsocialmediaplatformsaswellasthroughinteractive displays and audio visual information. The need for connectivity and the exploitation of technology that is not dependent on mobile coverage will be explored. Improved signage and interpretation will improve the opportunity for visitors to explore the Gorge and encourage a longer dwell time and repeat visits.
IntheIronbridgeGorgeManagementPlan,theconstituentsaspiretomaketheIronbridge Gorge a leader in sustainable tourism. The following objectives are to be metwithinthenextfiveyears:
Objective 6: Work with key stakeholders towards sustainable tourism goals including supporting growth in employment and locallygeneratedincome,andachievingequality between local people and visitors.
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l Promote social equity between local people and tourists and also respects the environment.
l Enhance the welfare of local inhabitants and protects cultural and natural heritage. l Incorporate measures in tourism that promote sustainable development and improve environmental quality. l Work with both local people and tourists about sustainable tourism.(UNESCO,2014).
l Support the growth in employment and income generated locally and across the Borough through the visitor economy.
Collaboration amongst partners also provides an opportunity to develop a co-ordinated approach to marketing and communication within the WHS. The deliveryagainsttheDestinationManagementPlanagreedin2014,togetherwithparticipationinappropriateregional,nationalandinternationalnetworksandorganisations,willpresentopportunitiesforbestpracticedissemination,fundingprospects and wider promotion of the Site and its offer as a destination.
In addition there is much scope to improve cycle route links and to work towards providingthe‘missinglinks’inanetworkthatwouldenableeasier,saferandmorerewarding routes between the principal attractions for residents and visitors as well as provide links to the Town Centre and train station.
Natural Environment including the River Severn and its Banks
Challenges & issues
ThenaturalenvironmentisafundamentalpartoftheIronbridgeGorge,whichrequires protection of its biodiversity. Management of the WHS will follow the standardssetbytheUK’sBiodiversity202025 initiative. ThegeomorphologicalactivityoftheRiverSevern,overthousandsofyears,hasformedtheGorgeandtheseprocessescontinuetothepresentday.Historically,it was used for navigation and transport as well as power generation and the Iron Bridge spans across it. Whilst the importance of watercourses within the WHS for powergenerationandtransportationhaslongdisappeared,theyremainveryimportantforamenity,recreational,archaeological,ecologicalandwildlifereasons.
Fishing and canoeing are now popular sporting activities on the Severn. Remnants ofpastindustrialactivityalongtheriverbanksdoremain,butmuchhasbeenlostor lies hidden. There are traces of the former water powered activities at Calcutts and Benthall and the Coalbrookdale watercourses interpretation project highlights their importance to the industrial development of the area.
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TheriverhasalargeseasonalrangefromlowsummerflowsaugmentedbythereservoirsofWales,throughtohighwinterflowsandepisodesofflooding.Theriver’sbanksareunstable,duetotheconfinementoftheriverwithintheGorge,by its nature the river having a relatively steep gradient through the Gorge. Natural erosion and deposition and the reworking of past industry along its banks also mean the river banks are fragile.
Keychallengesaretheon-goingmanagementofthewoodland,grasslandsandriverbankswithintheGorge,particularlywithregardtoclimatechangeandlandstability.Thespreadandcontrolofnon-nativefloraandfaunaspeciessuchasFallopiaJaponica(JapaneseKnotweed),ImpatiensGlandulifera(HimalayanBalsam)andPacifastacusLeniusculus(SignalCrayfish)posethreatstonativespecies and require a partnership approach to control.
DamaDama(FallowDeer)andMuntiacusReevesi(MuntjacDeer)aswellasSciurusCarolensis(GreySquirrel)areamajorthreattothewoodlandsthroughgrazing on tree regeneration and stripping bark off large tree limbs which can die anddropsuddenlyontopaths,thoughacomprehensivetreesafetyprogrammeison-going through SGCT.
The fragility of the surfaces and topographical nature of much of the Gorge make it vulnerable to the passage of time and to the weather. Pathways become worn and severesoilerosionoccurs,increasingtheriskofwaterrun-offandpotentialforlandslip. The condition of paths is carefully monitored by the SGCT. In addition to normalrepairsandmaintenance,themainissuesarecontrollingtheencroachmentof undergrowth and maintaining drainage systems.
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Managementofthewoodlands,grasslandsandpublicspaceswillbeimportantinsafeguarding the character of the Gorge together with initiatives to improve and preserve the riverbanks. The Management Plan proposes addressing the issues relatingtothenaturalenvironment,theRiverSevernanditsbanks(withtheexceptionofflooding,whichisdealtwithinSection3.6)withthefollowingobjectives:
l Continue to implement measures to safeguard water safety within the WHS.
l Protect the ecology of the River and its banks and enhance its amenities for recreational uses. This includes riverside maintenance and ensuring that these improvements do not harm the environment or the historical significanceoftheWHS.
ThereisalsobenefitindevelopinglinkswithotherWHSs,which,thoughtheymaybeverydifferenttotheIronbridgeGorge,doraisesimilarissuesandchallengesin terms of site management. Sharing experience and good practice can help to improve management of WHSs and therefore the protection of their character.
SignificantworkhasbeenundertakentoresearchanddocumentthehistoricandcurrentlandscapecharacteroftheWHS,butfurtherworkisstillrequiredtoextendour understanding of the continuous processes of change therein.
Flooding in Ironbridge Challenges and Issues
ThegeomorphologicalactivityoftheRiverSevern,overthousandsofyears,hasformed the Gorge and these processes continue to the present day. Flooding from the river is central to the character of the Ironbridge Gorge WHS and has influenceditsindustrialheritageandbuiltenvironment. PropertiesinIronbridgeareatriskoffloodingfromboththeRiverSevernandtheCoal Brook.
Objective 7: Develop and implement a strategy for the management and promotion of the natural environment within the WHS.
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Protect the ecology of the River and its banks and enhance its amenities for recreational uses. This includes riverside maintenance and ensuring that these improvements do not harm the environment or the historical significanceoftheWHS.
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Floodingnotonlycausesgreatinconvenienceforresidentsandbusinesses,italsohasapotentiallydetrimentalaffectonthestabilityofriverbanks,footpaths,structuresandbridges.TheEnvironmentAgencyprovidesanearlywarningsystem,which has enabled property owners to take measures to reduce the damage causedbyfloodsandthefloodbarriersysteminoperationgreatlyreducesdamageto property along the Wharfage. Flood prevention measures will continue to be developed. Coalbrookdale has been identifiedasaRapidResponsecatchment,whichmeansthatthewatercourse(CoalBrook)reactsrapidlytoextremerainfall,whichgeneratessignificantdangerousdepthsandvelocityofwater.Thisextremeflashfloodingposesasignificantthreattolife.Membersofthecommunityhaveallbeenmadeawareoftherisk,witharivergaugeinstalledupstreamtoenableautomatedwarningstobesent direct to the community and alert residents that they need to take action.
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Historically the River Severn was essential for the transportation of goods from the industrial workshops of Ironbridge to the port of Bristol and the wider world. Goods were stored on the Wharfage which was constructed at the annual winter water level of the Severn to allow easy loading of materials onto the transport ships. WhilsttheleveloftheWharfageaidedtransport,italsoresultedinthewarehousesandpropertiesthatlinethehighwaybeingsusceptibletoflooding.ThisfloodinghasbeenaregularwinteroccurrenceinIronbridgewithrecordsoffloodeventsdatingbacktothe1700’s.
In present day Ironbridge the warehouses along the Wharfage have now been convertedtobusinesses,pubsandproperties.Floodingofthesepropertieswasaregular event and resulted in many of the dwellings to become dilapidated and potentiallyuninhabitable.Followingthenotableextremefloodof2000theIronbridge Flood Action group was established to work with the EA and TWC to investigatethepotentialforflooddefencesforIronbridge.In2004theEAandTWCsuccessfullytrialledademountablefloodbarrieralongtheentirelengthoftheWharfage.
The Ironbridge Flood Barriers now protect 24 properties and businesses along the Wharfage. The EA use a series of gauges along the River Severn to accurately predictfloodpeaksinIronbridge,withtheBuildwasGaugeusedtoprovideuptodate information to the public through the Flood Warnings Direct service.
AlthoughthefloodbarriersinIronbridgeresultinsomedisruptiontotravelalongtheWharfage,theirdeploymentisessentialtomaintainingthemoderncharacteroftheWHS. Without the protection provided by the barriers all properties and businesses alongtheWharfagewouldbeatahighriskofbeingfloodedinternallyonanannualbasis,andthereforebeinguninhabitableforextendedperiods.AstheWharfageisanimportantfrontagetothepublicwhovisitIronbridgeandtheWHS,thebarriersensure that the modern visual character of the area is preserved.
PropertiesintheWHSinCoalbrookdalearealsoatriskoffloodingfromtheCoalBrook. The Coal Brook begins at Upper Furnace Pool and is fed by two watercourses.TheruralbutsteepLydebrook,andtheheavilyurbanisedLightmoorBrook.FlowsfromthesetwocatchmentsthenflowthroughCoalbrookdale to Dale End where the Brook meets the River Severn.
Duetotheindustrialhistoryofthearea,andtheuseofthebrooktopowerheavyindustry,verylittleoftheCoalBrookremainsinitsoriginalstate.Thesehistoricalterations have resulted in capacity issues where the brook runs through Dale End.Duetothelargevolumeofflowsproducedbytheuppercatchmentandthespeedinwhichlevelsinthebrookrise,andthepotentialforseverefloodingorproperties,theEAhavedesignatedtheCoalBrookasaRapidResponseCatchment. DuringafloodeventflowsfromtheBrookwillinitiallyfloodseverallowlyingpropertiesinDaleEndandcompletelyfloodthehighway.UnlikeslowpredictedriseofwaterlevelsoftheRiverSevern,theswiftnatureofthefloodinginCoalbrookdalemeansthatthereislittlewarningforresidentsofafloodevent.
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Although the Ironbridge Flood Barriers have been successful in defending propertiesontheWharfage,therearemanyadditionalpropertiesinIronbridgeonthesouthsideoftheriver,andalsofurtherdownstreamintoJackfieldandCoalport,thatremainundefendedandstillatriskoffloodingfromtheRiverSevern.
Duetothesporadicgroupingofthepropertiesatrisk,theerectionoflarge-scaletemporarybarrierstoprotectthesepropertiesisnotphysicallyorfinanciallypossible. For this reason TWC and the EA are currently investigating the potential for the installation of Individual Property Protection products for all propertieslocatedinFloodzone.Thisapproachmaybedifficulthoweverduetotheageandstructuralstabilityofthedwellings.Itisalsoessentialthatanyfloodresilience products take into account the OUV of the World Heritage site.
ToensurethatthereisajoinedupmultiagencyresponsetofloodinginCoalbrookdale TWC have produced a Rapid Response Catchment Plan. This document sets out the roles and responsibilities of each of the relevant risk managementauthoritiesbefore,duringandafterafloodeventinCoalbrookdale.
Telford and Wrekin Council are also currently working in partnership with the EA to provide an early warning service to all properties in Coalbrookdale which is independent to Flood Warnings Direct. This warning is based on level gauges in both New Pool and Upper Furnace Pool. The warning service provides a text alert should levels in the brook begin to rise.
In2015theNationalFloodForumestablishedtheCoalbrookdaleandIronbridgeFlood Action Group. The group is made up of affected residents and business owners of Ironbridge. During meetings a representative form each of the risk management authorities operating in the WHS attend and provide the group with informationrelatingtospecificfloodriskmanagementprojects.Themeetingsalsoprovide an opportunity for open dialogue between residents and risk management authorities on any subject the group feels needs further investigation.
Objective 9: Continue to update new and appropriate measures for the prevention and alleviation offloodingwithintheWHS,working on a multi-agency basis.
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l Supportamulti-agencyresponsetofloodingfromallsourcesintheWHS. It is recognised that there are many risk management authorities and organisationsintheWHSwithresponsibilitiesfor,orassetsthatrequire protectionfrom,flooding.ThepoliciesandactionsinheWHSManagement Planshouldensurethatanyprojectstoprotectpropertiesformflooding areundertakenwiththespecificrequirementsoftheWHSinmind. l Ensure all properties in the WHS are signed up to an appropriate Flood Warning Service. It is essential that all properties in Ironbridge are signed up to the EA’s Flood Warnings Direct service regardless of their location or riskofflooding.Thisapproachwillensurethatallresidentsareawareof theriskoffloodinginIronbridgeandalsoreceiveupdatesfromtheEA on the deployment of the barriers.
l DuetotherapidnatureofthefloodinginCoalbrookdalethetimebetween afloodwarningandanactualfloodeventmaybeextremelyshort.Itis therefore essential that all residents in Coalbrookdale sign up to this additional service to allow them as much time as possible to prepare for afloodevent. l Work with TWC and Ironbridge businesses to ensure that disruption is limitedduringthedeploymentoftheIronbridgeFloodBarriers.Thebenefits of the deployment of the Ironbridge Flood Barriers are well understood however it is essential that the impacts on trade during their deployment are minimised wherever possible. The WHS Management Plan should facilitate dialogue between the Ironbridge Traders Group and TWC to ensure that businesses are able to operate during a deployment and that trade for Ironbridge as a whole does not suffer.
Community Resilience
Challenges & issues
Community engagement of all inhabitants in the Ironbridge Gorge is a vital aspect of the vision for the WHS. It is important that the Outstanding Universal Values of theWHSiscommunicatedeffectivelytoresidentsandbusiness,toenablethemtounderstand how they can contribute to it and to help encourage productive and effective consultation.
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The lack of mobile connectivity and high speed broadband access in the Gorge hasbeenasignificantlimitingfactorinthewideruseofdigitaltechnologiesforcommunicating these messages as well as in promoting and encouraging business and enterprise to start up in the area; however through the installation of upgrades toboththemobilenetworkandhighspeedbroadbandservices(currentlyunderway),itisrecognisedthishassignificantlyimprovedmorerecentlyincreasingthe use of digital communication across the community. The WHS supports a wide range of community facilities and services including aschool,doctors’surgery,chemist,churches,postoffice,andcommunityhalls.Retaining such facilities and employment opportunities are vital to maintaining the vibrant communities and economic vitality of the WHS.
Despitethecurrenteconomicpressuresonpublicexpenditure,itwillbeimportanttomaintainthelocalbusservicesaswellasthePark&RideandGorgeConnectservices,thelatterbeingusedbyvisitorsandlocalsalike.Theadditionofanewconvenience store in part of the former Merrythought Factory and its associated parking and cash machine has been a welcome addition to the local community. Ironbridge continues to be a popular destination for eating out amongst locals with many long established independent restaurants and freehold pubs.
Community involvement with improvement initiatives and developments in the Gorge is an on-going challenge in order to balance the needs of the visitors against those of the local resident and business populations. These relationships are especially important in order to support the resilience of the local economy during the quieter winter months.
InmanagingandsupportingthecommunitiesandeconomicdiversificationwithintheWHS,itisimportanttoensurethatthemanagementarrangementsfortheWHSare effective and appropriate for the implementation and monitoring of the WHS Management Plan. Active community involvement and engagement in the management of the WHS needs to be encouraged through a variety of means as outlined throughout this Plan.
The development of arrangements for securing greater co-ordination in identifying and accessing external funds need to be explored and any statutory Development Plansfortheareaneedtocontainrelevant,consistent,comprehensiveandrobustpolicies for the protection of the WHS. Any new development within the area should beofhighqualityandreflectthearea’ssignificanceasaWHS. All organisations with responsibilities within the WHS should ensure that their policies and strategies are consistent with the objectives of the Management Plan.
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Asarecognisedbirthplaceofindustrialisation,theIronbridgeGorgehasalwaysbeen a place of innovation and artisanship. Partners seek to build on the tradition of the WHS by fostering successful ‘creative’ enterprises. Industrial production continues in the WHS; Aga Rayburn produces cast iron cooking stoves and Craven DunnillJackfieldLtd.producesdecorativearchitecturaltilesintheiroriginalfactoryinJackfield.Thislattercompanyaddsanadditionaldimensiontointerpretationbydemonstratingtovisitorstheproductionoftheirtiles,whilstatotherMuseumsitestenantsandstaffdemonstratechinamakingatCoalport,decorativeironworkatBlists Hill Victorian Town and clay smoking pipes at Broseley. Business support initiatives will continue to be developed.
Community engagement and education will ensure that the unique character of the WHS is appreciated and therefore maintained for future generations.
The following initiatives will be undertaken:
l Fostering and teaching traditional industrial processes in the WHS through demonstrationsatBlistsHillVictorianTown,CoalportChinaMuseum,and JackfieldTileMuseum.
l Establishing lifelong learning throughout the WHS.
l Developing environmental stewardship learning through Severn Gorge Countryside Trust.
l Expanding volunteer programmes that educate participants on the unique heritage found in the WHS.
l Developing information for residents living in the Gorge to help them safeguardtheuniquecharacteroftheWHS,withthistoinclude mechanisms to ensure new residents have this information.
l Encouraging consultation with residents and businesses regarding proposalsforimprovementintheGorge,suchaschangestothepublic realm.
Objective 11: Review and improve community engagement across the WHS communities.
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Develop a program of business support initiatives.
Objective 13:
Build an annual calendar of significantheritage,natural environment and educational events and activities within the WHS.
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An annual calendar of events of activities will form part of a newsletter for the WHS that will be produced for both residents and visitors and be linked to the parish councils. The links between the community and the museums will be strengthened and volunteering programmes will continue to be developed offering social and skills development opportunities throughout the WHS. The implementation of the Parish Plans will form a key part of the objectives for the WHS over the course of this Plan.
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PART CManagement, Communication and Co-ordination of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site
Partnership Working
The implementation of the Plan will require a continued commitment to partnership working and to each individual organisation undertaking its own responsibilities and functions in ways that are consistent with the objectives of the Management Plan. It is recognised that individual organisations will each have their own particular contributions to make to the overall management of the WHS and the Management Plan will provide a framework and context for these.
Telford&WrekinandShropshireCouncils,asplanningandhighwayauthorities,haveresponsibilitiesforstreetcleaning,highwaymaintenance,publicconveniencesetc. Madeley Town Council manages community facilities such as public toilets and partnerswithTelford&WrekinCouncilonenvironmentalmaintenanceandimprovement projects. The Severn Gorge Countryside Trust manages 265 hectares ofwoodland,meadow,amenitygrassland,riverbankincluding30historicstructures within the WHS.
The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust manages and co-ordinates the WHS on behalf ofTelford&WrekinCouncilunderacontractforservicesagreementandwillplaya key role in enabling the partner organisations and wider community to work together to achieve the objectives of the Management Plan.
The commitment of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site Steering Group to the preparation of this Plan shows the managing agencies’ long-term commitment to conservation and to enhancing the WHS. The Steering Group will both continue its important strategic policy and liaison role to oversee the implementation of the ManagementPlananditwillcontinuetobeconsultedonallsignificantmattersrelated to the current and future management of the WHS.
The involvement and commitment of the local communities within the WHS to the objectives and actions within the Management Plan will be crucial if those objectives are to be successfully achieved. Such community involvement can be securedthroughthemanylocalcommunity,voluntaryorganisationsandinterestgroupswithintheWHS,includingcivicsocieties,historicalsocietiesandresidentsassociations to ensure objectives are undertaken collaboratively and utilise relevant historicknowledgeoftheGorge,wherethisisappropriate.Animportantactionwithin the Management Plan is to identify effective and meaningful ways of achieving such community involvement.
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Communicating the Outstanding Universal Value of the Ironbridge Gorge WHS
Communication as required in Articles 26 and 28 of the UNESCO Convention ConcerningtheProtectionoftheWorldCultural&NaturalHeritage26 will be followed in managing the OUV of the Ironbridge Gorge WHS.
Communication between the local stakeholders in the WHS and Department of Culture,Media,andSport,HistoricEngland,EnglishHeritage,theEnvironmentAgency and Natural England will continue in this Plan. In order to further communicate to inhabitants of the WHS the value of OUV in the WHS a variety of different means will be required to ensure that residents and business are aware ofitssignificance.Aresident’spackwillbedeveloped,theWHSnewsletter,publicforums communicating important issues among all of the constituents proposed in the previous Plan will continue in this Plan. Interpretation across the Site will continue to be key in informing and managing visitors’ knowledge and setting in context the OUV of the WHS. The WHS Festival is the premier event that celebrates the OUV of the Ironbridge Gorge. The World Heritage Site exhibition in the Blists Hill Victorian Town Visitor Centre will continue to inform visitors about the values of World Heritage Site status.
Participation in national structures to promote World Heritage in the UK
ThroughtheworkoftheIronbridgeGorgeMuseumTrust,IronbridgeInternationalInstituteforCulturalHeritage(IIICH)27andTelford&WrekinCouncil,theIronbridgeGorge is strongly connected to other organisations and national structures that seek to promote WHS’s. The Trust has a strong presence as a founder member of thenewlyformedWorldHeritageUK(WH:UK)28,whichhasbeensetuptoreplacetheLocalAuthorityWorldHeritageForum(LAWHF),withamissiontoadvocateand lobby for World Heritage on a national level. IIICH is the academic partner for WH:UK and continues to research the Ironbridge Gorge WHS as well as forge links on a national and international basis.
Links with other WHS’s
Formal and informal links with other WHSs exist through partner connections. LAWHF and latterly WH:UK provide a network of meetings and other site visits onaregularbasis,aswellastheopportunitytosharebestpractice,undertaketrainingofmutualbenefitandworkthroughcommonconcerns.ThroughtheIIICHthe Gorge enjoys international links particularly with China and the Peking University World Heritage Site Research Centre.Through other Steering Group memberstheGorgealsohasstrongconnectionswithJapan,withrepresentativegroups being regular visitors to Ironbridge to help inform their own WHS bids to UNESCO.
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Holistic planning and strategic decision-making practices, both in management planning and policy frameworks
The statutory planning system is the primary means of ensuring that new developments within or near the WHS are consistent with the area’s historical significance.Todothiseffectively,itisessentialthatpoliciescontainedintheDevelopmentPlansfortheareaarerelevant,comprehensiveandrobust.Theplanningsystemhasthepotentialtomakeasignificant,positivecontributiontoprotecting and enhancing the character and appearance of the WHS. By using their planningpowersimaginatively,proactivelyandconstructively,thelocalplanningauthorities within the WHS can ensure that all new developments are of a high quality and enhance the character of the WHS.
WHSpolicieswillneedtoreflectthosecontainedwithintheLocalPlans.Theestablishmentofstandardsforstreetfurniture,signage,floorscapeetc.needtobedeveloped.
Risk Management and Disaster Planning
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee recommends that Management Plans consider the risk of potential disasters and how these might be countered. They recommend itemising those disasters which present a foreseeable threat to the property and identifying what steps have been taken to draw up contingency plans fordealingwiththem,whetherbyphysicalprotectionmeasuresorstafftraining.They have placed great emphasis on the need for preparedness and forward planning and have published guidance on the matter29.
It would not be practicable for this Management Plan to seek to address all risks for all features of the Site. The Site is in multiple ownership including much of it insmall-scaleprivateownership,sothefocusofthisPlan,intermsofriskmanagement,isonkeystrategicrisks,andhowtoco-ordinatemitigationandemergencyresponse,aswellasonawarenessraisingandimprovedcommunication around these risks.
A full multi-agency integrated Disaster Plan has been developed and implemented fortheGorge,whichisledbyTelford&WrekinCouncil.Thiswillbeperiodicallyreviewed and maintained to ensure it is up to date and relevant. Households will be sent an update every 3 years. Individual organisations within the WHS with management responsibilities have their own counter-disaster plans for their own estates or areas of responsibility. The regular review of the disaster management plansbytheseorganisations,whichincludetheSevernGorgeCountrysideTrust,Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust and the Town and Parish Councils will help ensure they have disaster contingency plans in place to reduce likelihood and impact of lossofsignificantfeaturestoflood,landslip,fire,etc.
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Other measures to ensure on-going mitigation of risk include the multi-agency approachtofloodpreventionandthemanagementandsafetyofriverbanksneedstobecontinued,aswellasappropriatedrainageprojectstoovercometheissueswith historic culverts. The cumulative effect of multiple small scale risks - e.g. inappropriatedevelopments,useofoff-roadvehiclesincludingbikesatcertainpointsofthesites,arealsoaddressedbymeasurestoimprovecommunicationandby the appropriate use of planning powers.
The Action Plan in Section 8 includes measures to mitigate major risks andco-ordinateresponseplanswithowners,managersandemergencyresponseorganisations.
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Developing and Implementing the Action Plan
The table below sets out a number of actions that could address the issues and opportunitiesidentifiedinthedraftPlan.Anumberaredependentuponidentifyingadditionalresourcesandreflectshort,mediumandlongtermaspirations.Viewsaresoughtontheactions,theirpriorityandanyomissionstoinformthefinalAction Plan.
PART DAction Plan: Implementing, Monitoring and Reviewing the Management Plan
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S = Short term 1-2 years M = Medium term 3-4 years L = Long term 5 years+ O = On-going
TWC = Telford & Wrekin Council IGMT = Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust SGCT = Severn Gorge Countryside Trust EA = Environment Agency SC = Shropshire Council HE = Historic England EH = English Heritage GWC = Green Wood Centre MTC = Madeley Town Council GPC = Gorge Parish Council IBCT = Ironbridge Coracle Trust WH:UK = World Heritage:UK SWT = Shropshire Wildlife Trust SHRA = Sutton Hill Residents Association STROWP = South Telford Rights of Way Project
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8.1 Conservation of Historic fabric
AGENCIES TIMESCALE PROJECT DESCRIPTION
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Buildings and Monuments survey - identify buildings and monumentsatriskorinneedofrepair/improvement.
Review Designation of historic buildings and monuments.
Consider scope to repair and restore retaining walls prioritising within available resources.
Blists Hill - conservation of Brick and Tile Factory.
Blists Hill - conservation and restoration of Hay Inclined Plane.
BlistsHillandLeggesWay-defoliation,repairandrestorationofShropshire Canal. Work is underway by TWC engineers to test part of the canal for contaminants.
BedlamFurnaces-restorationandcoverbuilding,creatinganimproved attraction and securing the long-term conservation of the monument.
Redevelopment of Coalbrookdale historic site including conservation and restoration to the Old Furnace.
Blists Hill - restoration of Lee Dingle Bridge - dependent upon securing external funding.
Bridge Environs - production and implementation of a Conservation and Enhancement Plan for the Iron Bridge and surroundings including the Square and Wharfage.
Ironbridge - formulate an improved programme of repair and routine maintenance for the Iron Bridge.
Ironbridge - publishtheresultsofthe2014surveyoftheIron Bridge.
Madeley - restoration of Bagguley’s Wind - dependent upon securing external funding.
Repair and conserve Maws Wall Salthouses.
Madeley - Restoration of Russell Square and the war memorial.
Production of SPD to include update of Character Appraisal and guidance on alterations and extension.
Produce an SPD to address information for residents including details on solar panels and planning guidance as well as establish agreedstandardsforstreetfurniture,signing,floor-scape,etc.,refreshing the public realm design guide.
Progressive upgrading of street furniture and paving subject to resources and funding.
Establish a code of practice for the installation and repair of service,utilitiesetc.
Identify development briefs for key development sites. Investigatealternativeandmoreeffectivefloodpreventionschemefor the WHS and regular review of Disaster Plan.
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8.2 Traffic and Parking
AGENCIES TIMESCALE PROJECT DESCRIPTION
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Review how to work more collaboratively with the Police to addressillegalparking,butalsospeedingandillegaluseofaccessonly roads.
ReviewoftrafficarrangementsincentralIronbridge.
Review of the Park and Ride scheme.
Survey of residents parking provision within the WHS.
Improvementsandadditionstothenetworkofpaths,cycle-waysand bridleways.
Review of access provision and strategy for improvement subject to resources being available.
EnsurethattheLocalTransportPlanreflectsneedsof the WHS.
Review of public transport service serving the WHS with a view to enhancement.
Reviewofanintroductionofa20mphROWinMadeleyCentre.
Investigate the potential of a sustainable rail connection available to the public. Support the further development of the Ironbridge Gorge Walking Festival and explore opportunities for other similar initiatives.
Prepare and implement a programme for directional signing to and withintheWHS,includingimprovementofsignagetocarparkssubject to resources.
8.3 Land Stability
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Develop a strategy and indicators for monitoring change within the WHS.
Seek funding for the next phase of stabilisation works.
Implement programme of measures to slow land movement and repair damaged infrastructure subject to funding being secured.
Monitoring programme for known landslip sites.
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Develop a co-ordinated marketing strategy for the WHS linked totheDestinationManagementPlanforTelford&Wrekin2014-2017workingwithTelfordTourismPartnershipandprivateandpublic stakeholders.
Participateactivelyinappropriateregional,nationalandinternational networks. Participate as an Anchor Point in the ERIH.
Reviewofvisitorinformationprovision,includingphysicalvisitorinformationpointsandVisitorInformationCentres,andreviewdigital visitor information provision in the Gorge considering future visitor demographics and cultures.
Develop networks with other WHS nationally and internationally to ensure on-going development and improvement of Ironbridge Gorge WHS. Encourage partners to embrace the principles of sustainability within their strategies and policies relating to the WHS.
Develop awareness and acceptance of the principles of sustainable tourism amongst local organisations and businesses and to encourage a more collaborative relationship.
Ironbridge–pursuealightingschemefortheIronBridge.
Programme of interpretive panels at monuments.
Publication of comprehensive well illustrated guides to the WHS. STROWP offers guided walks at Blists Hill and The Lloyds.
Redevelopment of Coalbrookdale site including Enginuity and Long Warehouse.
Coalbrookdale Works - joint venture between Aga Rayburn and IGMT.
Continue to develop a comprehensive website about the collections and monuments and their landscape setting.
Undertake further work on character assessment(refarchaeological,historicalandenvironmentalvalues).
Update the Archaeological survey and archiving of data on GIS.
Archaeologicalrecordingprojects-CoalbrookdaleIronworks,watercourses,JackfieldTileFactory,Coalportwharves.
Historical research projects into early industries including china factories,ironmasters,socialhistory,etc.
Fostering of historic industrial processes such as ironworking at BlistsHill,chinamakingatCoalportandtilemakingatJackfield.
Exploit the use of mobile technology to provide accessible informationaboutthelocallandscape,itsculturalhistoryandnatural environment.
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Continue to implement a strategy for the management and promotion of woodlands and open space within the WHS. MTC/TWCcurrentlyoperateaParishEnvironmentalTeam(PET)thatisinvolvedinresponsivemaintenance&projectssuchaslitterpicking,leaffallclearance,repairstostreetfurniture,conservationandimprovementstolandscapedareas,mowing,weeding,plantingandcleaning.GPCrunsasimilarschemeandwill review membership of PET.
Management of principal woodlands.
Establish and manage Blists Hill pitmound Local Nature Reserve.
Management of principal SGCT grasslands and hedges through Countryside Stewardship.
Management and development of SGCT public landscape areas.
Initiative to improve the preservation of the riverbanks and improve riverside management.
Agree between partners an appropriate regime for environmental maintenance and cleansing including around major events.
Habitat and species monitoring throughout SGCT landholding and programme of management.
Identifyriparianownersandestablishresponsibilities/liabilities.
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Continuetoworkonamulti-agencyresponsetofloodingfromallsources in the WHS.
Continue to implement measures to safeguard water safety within the WHS.
8.5 Natural Environment including the River Severn and its Banks AGENCIES TIMESCALE PROJECT DESCRIPTION
8.6 Flooding AGENCIES TIMESCALE PROJECT DESCRIPTION
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WHS newsletter.
Review of communication and engagement of the community in the World Heritage Site.
Implement Parish and Town Council Plans.
Environmental enhancement projects involving volunteers. STROWP,GreenGymandLaundauSkillsTrainingallinvolvedinthese types of project.
Annual Open Evening hosted by SGCT.
Foster activities of Friends and Volunteers of IGMT.
Develop a programme of business support initiatives.
Produceanannualcalendarofsignificanteventsandactivitieswithin the WHS.
Explore the feasibility of reintroducing a regular market in Ironbridge.
Foster links between local community and the Steering Group members and responsible organisations including the Museum and theTelford&WrekinCouncil.
Interpretation of the past coracle making industry in Ironbridge and engage community involvement.
WHS awareness raising with local schools.STROWP also operates a schools walk programme. STROWP has made a bid to Reaching Communities called “into the Outdoors” which is aimed at getting people to use open spaces. Explore links with local authority Library and Information Service.
Lifelong learning initiatives for schools and community use.
PublicationofParishmagazines(MadeleyMattersandGorgeGazette)whichpromoteeventsetc.BothCouncilsalsohavewebsites that can be used to promote events.
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APPENDICES
Appendix AAchievements and Results of the Current Management Plan (2010)
Progress Achieved
Over the course of the current Management Plan a great deal of progress has been madeindeliveringitskeygoalsandaims.Someareasofworkarefullycomplete,whilst others are in progress or part of on-going work. Preservation of the OUV of the World Heritage Site
CompletedworkincludestherestorationofDaleHouse,therefurbishmentoftheCoalbrookdaleYHA,therestorationoftheWoodsideCommunityOrchard,restorationoftheJohnRoseBuildingatCoalport,restorationandrepairoftheJackfieldTileMuseum,on-goingmanagementanddevelopmentofwoodland,grassland and public landscape areas together with the completion of an emergency plan for major incidents that includes a residents information pack. Community and economic life of the Gorge has been enhanced through the conceptionofpubliceventsincludingtheWorldHeritageFestival,throughthedevelopment of the Green Wood Centre and through the creation of craft workshops in historic premises in a number of locations.
TheprofileoftheIronbridgeGorgehasbeenraisedthroughparticipationinregional,nationalandinternationalnetworksincludingtheLocalAuthorityWorldHeritageForum(LAHWF)andEuropeanRoutesofIndustrialHeritage(ERIH).
Access and visitor management
KeyimprovementsincludetheintroductionofaPark&Ridefacility,improvementsto signage on the approaches to the WHS as well as improvements to way-marking forpedestriansandcyclistswithinitsboundary,theimprovementandadditionofnewinterpretativetrails,footpaths,cyclewaysandbridleways,aswellasawiderangeofinterpretativeimprovementsacrossthe10museumsusingavarietyofmedia for general visitors and schools alike.
Land stability
FollowinginvestmentbyTelford&WrekinCouncil,combinedwithfundingfromcentralgovernmentandEuropeanfunds,amajorlandstabilityschemewascompleted on the Lloyds Head. Funding has also been secured and work is in progressonamajorstabilityschemeatSalthouseRoadJackfield,whichwascompletedin2016.ExtensivelandstabilityworkswerecarriedouttoJiggersBankfollowingalandslipin2011.Amulti-agencyemergencyplanhasbeencompletedandinformationpacksdistributedtoresidentsduring2012.
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Management of the river and its banks
Flood preventative works are on-going with partners working together to protect andsupportresidentsandbusinessesfromtheriskofflooding.TemporaryfloodbarrierswereintroducedalongtheWharfagepriortofloodingandthishasmadeasignificantimprovementtopreventfloodingimpactingpropertiesinthisareaofthe Gorge.
WHS management structures
The structure for managing the WHS have developed over the course of the current plan with a Steering Group having been established comprising the Telford&WrekinCouncilandShropshireCouncil,thethreeparishcouncils,theEnvironmentAgency,NaturalEngland,EnglishHeritageTrustandHistoricEngland(formerlyEnglishHeritage),theMarchesLocalEnterprisePartnership,theIronbridge Gorge Museum Trust and the Severn Gorge Countryside Trust.
In2012theIronbridgeGorgeMuseumTrustwascommissionedbyTelford&Wrekin Council to manage and co-ordinate the WHS on behalf of all partners under a contract for services.
Information management
Partners continue to work together to share management information and analysis about the WHS to assist in the implementation of the Management Plan.
Planning and policy framework
Work continues to be on-going to ensure that the statutory development plans for theareacontainrelevant,consistentandcomprehensivepoliciesfortheWHSandthatpartnersconsiderandreflectthesignificanceoftheWHSintheirstrategiesand policies.
Research
On-going research continues to be undertaken by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust and by the Ironbridge International Institute for Cultural Heritage in to the earlyindustriesoftheGorgeincludingthefactories,ironmasters,socialhistoryetc.Archaeological recording project continue and provide input to projects undertaken and completed over the course of the current Plan such as the Madeley Living History Project and the Coalbrookdale Sabbath Walks. Habitat and species monitoringandresearch,throughouttheGorgeisalsocontinuing.
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Appendix BMembership and Terms of Reference of the IGHHWSG
TheIronbridgeGorgeWorldHeritageSite(IGWHS)SteeringGroupisastrategicbody comprising senior professional and community representatives from the key stakeholders in the IGWHS. Establishedin1995astheIGWHSStrategyGroup,thegroupplayedakeyroleinpreparingthe2001-11WHSManagementPlan,instigatingacoordinatedapproachandoverseeingsignificantinvestment.Theroleofthegrouphasevolvedovertimeandrelaunchedin2011astheIGWHSSteeringGroup.
The purpose of the Steering Group is to:
l Ensureeffectivecollaborationandpartnershipbetweennational,regional, local organisations and local communities to deliver a common vision.
l Ensure the IGWHS is managed in line with the high standards required by itsWHSstatus,balancingtheneedsofallstakeholdersandlocalpeople.
l Helpcoordinateaconsistent,holisticapproachbyallpartiestoensurea strong relationship between the protection of the WHS and its economic vitality.
l Provide a forum where concerns and proposals from interested groups and expert parties can be discussed and appropriate actions agreed.
To help achieve that the Terms of Reference are as follow:
l To agree a common vision and overarching strategy for the WHS.
l Tocommunicateandadvocatethatvisionandstrategythroughinfluencing members’ respective organisations.
l To oversee revisions to the WHS Management Plan and direct regular reviews.
l Toagreeactionprogrammesandprioritiesforspecificaspectswithinthe WHS Management Plan and Business Plan and monitor progress against objectives.
l To direct development of policies and codes of practice which balance the needs of local communities with the historic and natural environment whilst promoting tourism and creativity.
l To promote the adoption of these policies and codes of practice by all responsible agencies.
l To provide regular liaison across members’ learning and community engagement activities within the WHS.
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l Toreceive,inviteanddebatereportsfromprofessionalandcommunity groupsonactivities,threatsandopportunitieswhichaffecttheWHS.
l Toco-ordinate,setprioritiesfundinginputsandapplicationsandencourage the support of external bodies.
l ToworkcloselywiththeLocalRegenerationPartnerships(RPs)toleverin investment towards common goals which enhance the WHS.
l ToprovidegeneraldirectionfortheWHOandotherkeyT&WOfficers.
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17
6
38
28
Hall
9
30
19
PARK AVENUE
FB
3
10
19
10
5 to 12
18
2
CLOSE
Tk
Meadowlea
1
9a
9b
4
Eastvil
Woodgreen
Square
15
5
LABURNUM DRIVE
17
DRIVE
15
ME
ADO
W
1
Path
125.9m
Subway
1
2
13
Heath Cote
8
15
Smallwood
12
3
7
36
SUTTON HILL
37
56
94
19
78
10
2
Path
Ps
Church Furlong
Anstice
1 to
16
12
The Barley Mow
Meth Ch
61
0
Horseshoes
Madeley
43
113.1m
75
71
Sub
Surgery
Pat
h
Glen Vine
85
b8
6
Hall
Ch
ur c
h
17
CO
TTA
GE
FA
RM
CL
OS
E
14
10
17
TY
NS
LE
Y T
ER
RA
CE
110.3m
5 6
15
Posts
Surgery
19
67
Post
29 to 31
28
9
1 to
3
3
LB
7
11
13
58
BARKERS COURT
160
175
56
159
145
158
31
Cyc
le Tra
ck
154
126
Police Office
Police Station
11
1
6
Lloyd's Coppice
Lees Farm
CP
80.5m
Sil
ki n
Wa
y
Car Park
Picnic Area
Shaft
(disused)
Shaft
(Ironbridge Gorge Museum)
7
20
27
20
61
16
Mast (Telecommunication)
53
LB
21
62
5
41
64
67
77
Terrace
55
13
Subw
ay
Recreation Ground
4
25
78
Playground
Path
Bridle Court
26
PARK STREET
18
33
Madeley
LB
5
11
40
30 to 35
10b
Path (um)
14
17
17
Courtland
35
13
12
UP
PE
R R
OA
D
VICTORIA ROAD
5 to
8
Farley
34
Cottage
1
TheCoach
11
41
40
Pe
nrit h
1 t o
4
10
to
to
36
22
11
Villa
Court
12
1
Shelsy Court
2
(Nu
rsin
g H
om
e)
20
100.6m
LB
OLD
NURSERY
29 to 32
1
19
10
Karina
12
10
REYNARDS
40
THE
CO
UR
T
20
6
1
14
Red Roofs
46
41
49
5023
44
28
46
66
3
11
4
50
CA
RN
OU
ST
IE
53
79
Glebe House
13
20
Six Bells
Posts
Sta
66
Silkin
Way
Harnage Cottage
44
1
7
4
8
71
Path
12
13a13b
106.2m
40
34
11
38
15a
8
30
24
Crenla
17
16
110.9m
1
170
Subway
Pa
th ( u
m)
34
33
Path
1
38
Ce
ntre
163
174
162
57a
4
The
Co
ac
h H
ouse
LE
GG
ES
WA
Y
152
21
Area
36
WO
OD
VIE
W
46
Tk F
Path (u
m)
37
Lee Dingle
Hill
Wa
r d B
dy
Bracken
Path
(um
)
1
25
19
27
Meadow Cottages
BR
IDLE
TE
RR
AC
E
28
39
36
14
12
Area
BRIDLE TERRACE
Bowling Green
41
2
95
8
11
A
77A
65
3
1
13
16
44
87
31
6
41
15
17
50
12
7
43
1
48
Kingslea
12
Blists Hill
45
11
6
2
Rose
Centre
11
37
to
7 t
o1
2
30
18
1
16
15
20
32
11
35
27
24
24
18
16
All Nations
Greenfields
14
9
120.7m
Upper House
ST
MIC
HA
EL
'S C
LO
SE
107.6m
Bank
142
CO
AL
PO
RT
RO
AD
10
1
The Olde
21
29
33
7
PU
NTA
15
36
Pat h
21
MIMOSA CLOSE
24
1
4
VE
RB
EN
A W
AY
35
14
Rushbrit
16
8
7
Path
(um
)
39
58
DR
IVE
Sm
all
wo
od
81
64
14
Subway
63
4
Car Park
10
4
St Michael's
Square
22
2
Fletcher
91
2
CO
UR
T S
TR
EE
T
El
70
Office
Government
118.3m
Bank
5
6
73
BURNT HALL LANE
Glen-Helen
78
Janjo
n
The Pepper Pot
12
Pat
hN
orth
olt
50
24
18
29
25
Presby
10
31
13
19
12
24
Sta
tion T
erra
ce
39
2
27
118.7m
14
9
4
10
17
4
165
103.4m
43
Workshops
34
Southgate
36
24
97.4m
105.9m
57
144
131
142
59
72
139
Play
126
35
Southgate
Summerhill
5
29
1
CF
GLEN
DINN
ING
WAY
CO
AL
PO
RT
RO
AD
C T
un
ne
l
Silk
in W
ay
Old Lock
3
MITCHEL
3
EA
RLS
WO
OD
DR
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Pavilion
47
6
1
57
7
Issues
Path (um)
49
Sta
Path
66
LEES FARM
PH
25
73
10
32
31
8
30
33
65
25
6
SPRIN
G COURT
11
7
19
38
9
39
41
42
10a
21
130.5m
6
20 to 23
47
46
48
Joh
n F
letc
her o
f Madele
y
49
7
9
8
1
MA
DD
OC
KS
Church
Shelter
127.7m
Old Church
13
15
25
1
Villa Court
54
2
ST
MIC
HA
EL
'S C
LO
SE
24
7
20
to
20
CLOSE
21 to 28
27
23
12
Lime Trees
11
2
9
PO
CO
AL
PO
RT
RO
AD
CH
UR
CH
STR
EET
31
War Memorial
12
Ps
Su
bw
ay
13
RU
SS
EL
L R
OA
D
118.3m
23
Path
20
6
8
6
29
Pond
10
24
Sonnenheim
5
39
45
20
31
25
22
Pla
y A
rea
1
Smallwood
60
15
98
GLENEAGLES
Ro
be
rt M
oo
re
Institute
Stone
LEGG
ES W
AY
Rest Room
House
5
22
19
Gre
enw
ood
13
51
16
11
20
18
39
35
4
12
1
Alver
26
64
98.9m
SUTTON HILL
Sil
kin
Wa
y
Birch Tree Close
5
103.7m
Co
mm
un
i ty
53
Greenways
1
178
62
PH
125
Pat
h (um
)
3
5
7
31
Drain
Path (um)
58
4
1
82.3m
Blists Hill
Victorian Town
C
Chy
El Sub Sta
16
56
LB
60
1
Lee Dingle
49
43
37
41
26
House
ElSub
Cartref
3
Horseshoe
Path
Path
BRID LE ROAD
48
40
Tra
ck
37
53
23 22
2
17
14
21
20
2
Pric e
Terr
ace
8
24 to 29
16
1
ANSTICE ROAD
School
50 to
53
1
El Sub Sta
Broomhouse
125.3m
46
39
38
47 to 52
56
43 to 48
13 to
19
31
(PH)
ST MICHAEL'S
1
16
8
WALK
11
Hall
3
13
1 to 4
4
Issues
114.3m
86
The Vicarage
16
3
7
9
14
9
18
3
11
2
7
12
13
11
El S
ub S
ta
28
1
49
132.7m
61
Memorial
18
Sinks
The Old Vicarage
4a
30
Up Way
PC
Madeley
9
Bank
7
85
1
108.6m
Burnt Hall Lodge
1
TY
NS
LE
Y
23
Bartlett Gardens
28
16
70
LANE
Tynsmor
Red Gables
21
47
Ps
30
St Mary's
41
35
15
THE ROOKERY
33
HIGH STREET
Post
1
STA
TIO
N R
OA
D
Cheralyn
7
Mast
Su
mm
erh
ill
28
21
14148
2
64
63
134
18
157
23
41
20
Sub Sta
Post
23
4
Pond
Path
(u
m)
Crest
Und
Pa
th (
um
)
Old
Ca
na
l
TCB
28
Path (u
m)
148.4m
WA
Y
1
Pa
th
1
29
146.6m
5
Madeley
47
6
50
Play
45
11
40
16
1
16
1
72
24
74
34
33
34
18
28
Co
mm
un
i ty
30
Nursery
37
36
47a
1
19
Landor
The Wynde
Health
10
Sundorne
Bus
2
1 t
o 9
Old
1 to 8
26
19
LEG
GE
S WAY
to
3
13
9
7
Meadowlea
17
Madeley
24
13
LB
10
9
VICTORIA ROAD
14a
2
1
20
Library
Cottage
35
5
1
10
VER
DE
12
1
14
8
21
36
16
32
40G
RE
AT H
AY D
RIV
E
4
1
14
30
67
26
55
6
7
20
WAY
12
19
Old School
Hall
(PH)
CH
UR
CH
ST
RE
ET
Path
House
Sunnyside
2
(Council Offices)
STATION ROAD
CH
UR
CH
CL
OS
E
84
Lodg
e
85
a
25
15
14
Old
Can
al
COURT
2
15
20
19
38
32
5
34
Post
16
31
5
9
69
14
Chayne Lea
66
28
65
1
LEG
GE
S W
AY
4
32
Pa th
47
45
57
44
25
Path (um)
6
52
8
147
22
to 2
7
El Sub Sta
5
40
12
Path (um)
LE
E D
ING
LE
Aspen House
Un
d
The Villas
(dis)
Path
(um
)
Path
(u
m)
30
Path (um)
79
34
MA
SO
N D
R
43
56 51
Cycle Track
17
139.9m
64
39
UPPER ROAD
77
Madeley
30
36
31
24
29A
32
48
29
Elendor
15
2
67
Ce
nt r
e
35
4
BR
I DL
E C
OU
RT
25
43
23
13
9
16
13
Orrell
47
Mayfield
13
MEADCROFT
43
Depot
1 to 4
We
l do
n
16
1 t
o4
2
33 to 38
32
9
29
The
6
28
13
33
29
8
19
8
23
Th
e V
illa
6
ST MICHAEL'S
7
21
ST MICHAEL'S ROAD
Coach House
Russell
The Furlongs
3
Greenlea
7
TH
E F
OX
ES
14
12
14
12
REYNARDS COPPICE
11
7
22
9
30
SUTTON WAY
6
34
Gas Gov
22
131.8m
23
434
0
51
10
54
Play Area
CLOSE
85
Posts
17
The
39
17
69
Jubilee
28
Ash
dow
n
10
MILL
14
46
Tarn Hows
44
1
1
HANOVER
4
COURT
13
11
10
15
21 2
0
Telephone Exchange
Clews Wood Court
SU
TT
ON
WA
Y
61
32
53
7
1
57
b
(Telecommunication)
7
11
13
Path
73
143
Playground
28
38
CF
1
2
37
Path (um)
Ward B
dy
CP
Path (
um)
Pond
Pond
Sil
kin
Wa
y
CO
ALP
OR
T R
OA
D
Old
To
win
g P
at h
Ol d
Ca
na
l
and Tile Works
The Bungalow
13
148.1m
89
Parklands
37
45
22
12
26
45
93
78
8
Cricket Ground
Whitebeam
15
DRIVE
17
56
7
23
5
NE
W R
OA
D
29
5 to 8
4
83
38
12
Builders Yard
8
SOUTH DRIVE
5
School
23
13
11
2
1
BETN
ELL
18
12
12
22
Cottage
13
1
Tolv
adean
The Willows
1
House
12
42
1
HALL BARN CLOSE
34
King Charles Barns
Parkfield
2
21a
ST
MIC
HA
EL
'S
Brambles
118.9m
13
Russell Court
Path
(um
)
24
35
1
15
15
2
127.9m
10
15
31
19
9
1
69
15
27
52
51
95
1
92
TROON
80
Car Park
The
Fla
t le
ts
Church
(PH)
3
Anstice
40
4
5
Court
14
120.4m
20
77
72
Path
2
83
PARKWAY
11
14
12
Du
nv
eg
an
5
17
19
21
45
RC Church
1
18
ME
AD
OW
BR
OO
K C
LO
SE
20
19
9
18
1 to 7
12
6
63
16
3
3
Lumley Hall
27
171
20
166
PH
108.4m
35
8
9
29
The Corner House
Station House
3
177
16
150
15
19
130
El
32
27
70
76
137
Summerhill
107
Gas Governor
MADELEY ROUNDABOUT
Parishes
Listed Buildings
Local Interest
World Heritage Site
Conservation Areas
Madeley
Madeley Parish
Gorge Parish
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Appendix DIronbridge Gorge World Heritage Site Conservation Area Appraisal
http://www.telford.gov.uk/downloads/file/3574/ironbridge_gorge_world_heritage_site_conservation_area_appraisal
Severn Gorge Conservation Area Management Plan
http://www.telford.gov.uk/downloads/file/4945/severn_gorge_conservation_area_management_plan_draft
Complementary documents
It is anticipated that further work and documents will either be undertaken or producedasaresultofactionsandrecommendationsidentifiedinordertocomplementandbuildonthenewTWCLocalPlan,theupdatedSevernGorgeConservationAreaAppraisal(CAA),theupdatedWHSMP,togetherwiththisCAMP.Thisworkwillcontinuetofillouttheunderstandingofthearea,particularlyinrelationtoissues,andmayinclude:
lTrafficandparkingreviewasidentifiedintheWHSMP.
l Waste and recycling management in the CA.
l EnergyefficiencyintheCA.
l Review of the local list - both in additions and removals.
l Statutory listing requests.
l Gazetteer of all CA buildings including undesignated buildings to provide a database for recording and managing change.
l SupplementaryPlanningDocuments(SPD)-bothupdatesandpreparation of new - noted later in this document.
l A single mapping data base shared by the organisations would also be extremelybeneficial.
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