St Bartholomew’s Day is being marked at Blists Hill Victorian Town on Tuesday 24 August. St Bartholomew’s Day was traditionally celebrated on this day at Smithfield in London between 1133 and 1855 and in other parts of the country until the 1880s when most events died out.
The celebrations will take the form of street theatre and traditional drop-in workshops.
The IRONBRIDGE GORGE MUSEUM TRUST, Coach Road, Coalbrookdale, Telford, TF8 7DQ is a limited company registered in England under the Companies Act 1948 Reg No. 918560 and the Charities Act 1960 Ref No. 503717-R.
The Ironbridge Gorge is a World Heritage Site.
