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King Street, BROSELEY, TF12 5PS

A narrow, pedestrian passageway between Quarry Road and Simpson's Lane.

An OS cutmark low on the wall bounding the south side of the narrow path (jitty) joining Quarry Road & Simpsons Lane; originally levelled at 148.124m above Ordnance Datum Newlyn.

Inset into the corner of one of two separate but adjacent buildings.

Broseley was famed for its clay pipes. The factory is the last of around two hundred manufacturers of the famous Broseley Clays which were exported all around the world. The building with the original bottle kiln is now preserved as part of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums. The ironmaster Abrahaham Darby is buried in the Quaker burial ground.

Since submitting this image I have received a kind note from a local man: "I attended this school in 1945. After about eighteen months there we were sent down to Broseley C of E school, which is now the library Image We attended the infants' department of this part of the school; first in Miss Smitheman's class, then Miss Smallwood's, and finally into Mrs Garbett's class. We then transferred into what was known as the big boys' section where we stayed until we were about eleven and then sent to Madeley Modern School [now Abraham Darby Academy, SJ673040. Geograph has no picture of this building!], Coalbrookdale, or Walker Tech Image This was all according to how clever you were or if your parents had plenty of money." It is now the home of the Broseley Detachment of the Shropshire Army Cadet Force.

The sign painted on the wall to the left of the upper door reads: T.P.EVERALL MALTSTER, AGENT FOR F.W.Soames & Co FIRST PRIZE MEDAL WREXHAM ALES AND... That's where it ends. Note that it is a separate building from the one it adjoins; the brickwork is not keyed in. Note also the hole where the crane used to haul barley to the upper floors used to be.

This kiln at the Broseley Pipe Works manufactured clay pipes and has been left as it was when finally shut.