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The Furnace in the Cellar - Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire

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The Furnace in the Cellar - Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire

The Furnace in the Cellar - Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire

S9E5

The Furnace in the Cellar - Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire

  • Air date:2002-02-03
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The team head for a pub in Leighton, whose cellar contains the remains of a blast furnace once used for smelting iron. When Tony arrives, test pits are already being dug, and Geophysics are busy surveying the car park. They are joined by Paul Belford from Ironbrige Gorge Museum; and Jonathan Roberts shows Phil how to make a triangular charcoal clamp similar to those used in the 17th century. Mick visits the nearby Blists Hill Victorian Town, where Roger Fewtrell demonstrates making a 24 pound cannonball. They are also joined by researcher Colin Thom, industrial archaeologist Rob Kinchin-Smith, archaeometallurgist Gerry McDonnell, and finds expert Ceinwen Paynton.

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Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson

Self - Presenter

Carenza Lewis

Carenza Lewis

Self - Field Archaeologist

Phil Harding

Phil Harding

Self - Field Archaeologist

John Gater

John Gater

Self - Geophysicist

Stewart Ainsworth

Stewart Ainsworth

Self - Landscape Investigator

Mick Aston

Mick Aston

Self - Landscape Archaeologist

Victor Ambrus

Victor Ambrus

Self - Historical Illustrator

Henry Chapman

Henry Chapman

Self - Surveyor

Robin Bush

Robin Bush

Self - Historian

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