Industries of East Shropshire Through Time

When the new town established in East Shropshire acquired the name ‘Telford’ in 1968, sign boards set up on major roads entering the designated area announced, ‘Telford – Birthplace of Industry’. This reflected an earlier label applied to one of the historic areas within the New Town’s boundary – Coalbrookdale: Cradle of the Industrial Revolution’. No doubt other areas in the country could claim a...