Open AccessIronbridge – from museum to World Heritage Site
Author(s) -
David de Haan
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
nordisk museologi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2002-0503
pISSN - 1103-8152
DOI - 10.5617/nm.3676
Subject(s) - recreation , plan (archaeology) , asset (computer security) , cultural heritage , master plan , world heritage , archaeology , geography , history , environmental planning , political science , tourism , law , computer security , computer science
Ironbridge wanted to be different. At the very earliest discussions way back in 1964, three years before the Museum Trust was formally set up, ideas had already been floated about radically rethinking what form a museum might take. The Gorge, although derelict, was recognised as being a potential cultural asset making the creation of a New Town possible. By 1964 the new town planners advised that «the industrial remains have significant national interest» and «it will become an important recreation area for the whole region... The north bank ofthe Severn might well be developed to provide the same facilities for recreation as Skansen.» (Dawley New Town Draft Master Plan).