Secrets of the Gorge | Rise, Power, Ruin: The Industrial Revolution (Bonus)

The furnaces have fallen silent – but the stories they left behind are just beginning to be uncovered.

Curators, historians and researchers are still piecing together the lives of the families who shaped the Ironbridge Gorge. Forgotten workers. Remarkable archive discoveries. For this special episode, host and genealogist Jen Baldwin is joined by National Trust curators Helen Antrobus and Lauren Collier for a peek behind the scenes. They explore why the story of Ironbridge is far from finished...

Host: Jen Baldwin

Researcher: Jen Baldwin

Guests: Helen Antrobus and Lauren Collier

Editor: Caroline Harrower

Script editors: Niall Cullen, Daisy Goddard, and Madeleine Gilbert

Producers: Madeleine Gilbert, Ellie Ayton, and James Plumb

Designer: Michael McCosh

Social media: Sarah Cornes, Thomas Davis, and Ellie Ayton

Executive Producers: Helen Kaye and Steve James

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