At this Saturday's annual Steam Gala event, the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust will launch a new £100,000 fundraising appeal, 'Get Us Winding Again', to raise funds to repair the winding engine at Blists Hill Victorian Town.
At this Saturday's annual Steam Gala event, the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust will launch a new £100,000 fundraising appeal, 'Get Us Winding Again', to raise funds to repair the winding engine at Blists Hill Victorian Town.Ross Davidson and Lauren Collier outside the mine shaft at Blists Hill Victorian Town. Photo: Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust
To coincide with this special weekend, an annual highlight in the museum’s calendar of events, the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, a heritage and conservation charity, is launching an appeal to raise £100,000 to repair its steam-powered winding engine, one of the earliest and most significant exhibits in Blists Hill Victorian Town.
Today the winding engine at Blists Hill Victorian Town is capable of winding empty tubs a short distance up and down the original mine shaft. However, due to normal wear and ageing and due to an overwind incident that occurred in 2018, it has not been in operation for the last six years.
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