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![Madeley Wood Co. Rescue Team]()
Crushed by the Wheels of Industry: Health Hazards of the Victorian Industrial Worker
- 1st Jul 2025
- 6.30pm
COALPORT CHINA MUSEUM | This talk will consider the consequences before modern health and safety protections.
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![Aerial photograph of Shrewsbury Castle, now home to the Soldiers of Shropshire Museum. There is a large grassed area in front of the Castle with a view of Shrewsbury town in the background.]()
Friends' Talk: The Soldiers of Shropshire Museum
- 16th Jul 2025
- 2.30pm
THE GLASS CLASSROOM, COALBROOKDALE | An introduction to the Soldiers of Shropshire Museum (formerly Shropshire Regimental Museum).
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Nothing Great is Easy: Celebrating the Extraordinary Life of Captain Matthew Webb (1848-1883)
- 5th Aug 2025
- 6.30pm
THE GLASS CLASSROOM, COALBROOKDALE | This talk will celebrate the 150th anniversary of local hero, Captain Matthew Webb's, success as the first person to swim the English Channel.
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Behind the Seams: Regency & Romantic Fashions (1795–1850)
- 2nd Sept 2025
- 6.30pm
GADGETDOM, ENGINUITY | This talk explores the evolution of early nineteenth-century fashion, from classical-inspired Regency outfits seen in Pride & Prejudice to the more austere style of dress associated with Jane Eyre and the 1840s.
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![2023 Museum Of Iron Exhibit Images 1 SS Great Britain Section, Wrought Iron. 'The Whole Of The Iron Of The Richard Cobden As Well As The Great Britain Was Ade By The Coalbrookdale Co In Shrops'. 1979.87]()
Friends' Talk: Brunel
- 17th Sept 2025
- 2.30pm
THE GLASS CLASSROOM, COALBROOKDALE | Discover more about Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the great English civil engineer.
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