In this weeks video I take a look around Blists Hill Victorian Town. Blists Hill Victorian Town is an open-air museum built on a former industrial complex located in Madeley, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England. The museum attempts to recreate the sights, sounds and smells of a Victorian Shropshire mining town in 1900.
Blists Hill is one of the leading open air museums in the UK but not as frequently visited as the Black Country Living Museum or Beamish but it is absolutely worth it. It was a wonderful day out and I enjoyed it so much I paid the small upgrade for an annual pass so I can visit again in better weather and enjoy some of the other museums in the Ironbridge area.
I couldn’t come to this area and not show you the UNESCO world heritage site Ironbridge which is only 1.7 miles away from Blists Hill Victorian Town so that’s a little bonus for you at the end.
I am Lucy, social historian and teacher and very nosy person, I enjoy taking you somewhere interesting every week, that might be a museum tour, a house tour or visiting a new town or city. I am so pleased you are here, please do consider subscribing and joining the amazing community of history lovers in the comments. You are so welcome!
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Chips fried in tallow (beef dripping) are the absolute best!
When I began school in Cornwall in 1964 I remember being given a little slate like the one in the school in this video, to practice our letters on. We then graduated to pencils and later pens. I’m guessing the little slates were being phased out because we got to take them home at the end of the year. The school itself was late Victorian and my Grandfather had attended it and the architectural plans were taken throughout the empire and identical schools were built in Australia and New Zealand and I believe the NZ one still stands.
Thanks so much for this video! Many things were the same as what my grandmother told me (I'm 81) even though I come from the US. She used to go barefoot from the time school let out in June almost until the first frost and people going to see the pharmacist when they were sick.
My husband's father's family came from England. Both his grandparents emigrated from Lancashire. The Nightingales and the Bulcocks worked in the mills there for generations and came over here to work in the mills of Lawrence Massachusetts . Are there any historical restorations in Lancashire? I would love for you to visit one if possible. My husband would enjoy it also. We love your videos!!
So nice to see your sweet face and sweet video! ❤
Heloooooou?? I was "Done" after that!!
That was great! Thank you!
Thank you Lucy for this interesting film and your sharing your excellent filming skillsand knowledge ❤️
I've always wanted to go here! Thankyou for this, I really enjoyed it, now I'm even more keen to go! 💖
Oh it looks fantastic and you've picked a great time to visit when it was quiet. The mist really ads to the atmosphere. 😄
Love listening to all the history 💗
Can't wait to see inside the houses 👍
Maybe next time we go up to Chester will have to get my hubby to go back that way.
We've been into Ironbridge years back to stop for loo break and quick cuppa on the way home. It must have been in the summer as it was just so busy.
Happy New Year to you and yours.
Thank you so much for sharing your passion with us. It shows through in what you do.
I will have to rewatch so I can read all the extra notes you put up too.
My little list of places to visit, keeps getting longer, as everywhere you go encourages me to want to visit too. The history I did at school was the 1700's to the present day so very relevant to the videos you make.
Thank you once again.
Amazing Lucy, thanks for taking the time to share. The Iron Gorge 40s event is on my wish list 🌟
Great video, I love you showing places not too far from where I live, it kinda makes you proud, as I do feel our local (ish) areas are always overlooked 🖤 LOVE your channel!! 🖤🖤
This was the venue used in Downton Abbey for their town scene. Its a wonderful place and the volunteers at the venues are really well informed to explain processes to the visitors. My favourite places were pharmacy (as seen in Victorian Pharmacy history show), and the printers. The people there used to work in the printers and could explain how all the items were used.
Victorian Era 1837-1901.
Edwardain Era 1901-1910.
Here's a Historical Information Fact for you to know.
The Rural Policeman was assigned to a village and a special house was provided for lodging.
They tended to integrate better within the community and became trusted and popular.
Lucy thank you so much for taking us with you so loved the visit. I saw that episode of Blue Peter with my son and still remember it. Think we need to visit here too. ❤
Happy New Year Lucy! Congratulations on your new job, too!
I really like how the pub's customers song to the Big Horse
The yellow dress in the drapers is gorgeous, so pretty,I'd wear that today,love vintage.
Your voice is soothing ,could listen to you all day. Really enjoy your videos of times gone by😊.
The Big Horse 🐎❤,so cute😍.
Thank you
Very interesting
On my bucket list to visit for 2025
So glad I found you!
Your video of Blists Hill reminded me of my visit there around 2012. That was our last away week I think before My husband's cancer came back in 2013. We stayed near Dudley at Kingswinford at the overnight style hotel ( name escapes me.) We we went on the train through the mine, that was very interesting too..I love all your videos.
LOVE seeing all of the older graphic design on things, signs/packaging ❤❤ a whole video on the chemist would be great but might be a tad niche for some but art nerds like me would love it🥰😀
Greetings from the States! This was right up my alley! I've always been a bit of a history nut, ever since I was a child. Everyone else would be asleep in history class but me. 😅 We have a handful of places around where we live that you can tour, I used to reenact. They were old schools, general stores, depots, blacksmiths and such, but I haven't seen a large industrial area such as this. They unfortunately mostly demolish them here as far as I know. We have old engine clubs that will give demonstrations with the old equipment such as oil pumps, engine houses etc. Do they ever give live demonstrations in some of the industrial buildings? Just curious. Thanks for sharing it was truly interesting!
Thank you Lucy that was lovely one day I hope to get there to enjoy the past x
Great video I know a bit about social history and have read many novels set in Victorian times but I have never heard about green candles for miners. Well done for mentioning that.
Wow, thanks so much for sharing. This was one of the places I suggested you could do a video about! Look forward to further videos when you upload them. What was the atmosphere like? I notice from looking online that it says that the site is haunted!
Another lovely place, I love wool shops sweet shops and stationers
Thank you Lucy❤
I loved all of Blists Hill, and even though I live in Shropshire I have never been, I need to put that right! I especially loved the bank as it looked just like the bank where my grandmother was a cleaner, and I was allowed to go there with her and explore 😃 Great video Lucy 👍thank you, and I'm glad that you enjoyed your visit so much ❤
Amazing video (Priceless)!! I love your excitement too 🥰
Hiya lovely, could i please ask if you put information on screen not to put it at the bottom. I watch with subtitles on (CC) so i miss so much of what you add xx
Lucy your amazing. So so interesting. I could listen to you all night. Fascinating. Many thanks. Happy new year. Looking forward to more of your travels🐞
I work in the cottage next door to the sweet shop.