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Orchard Lane, TELFORD, TF8 7PB

Situated on the corner of Madeley Road and Orchard Lane, this fine building dates from 1840, and was originally the manse to the adjacent Image which was built a couple of years earlier. It was granted a grade II listing in 1983.

Built in 1837, and granted a grade II listing http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101279592-madeley-wood-methodist-chapel-the-gorge#.WRd2QdQrLGg in 1974. It is now a private residence.

This small ordinary workers cottage is the birthplace of the footballer Billy Wright. He played for Wolverhampton Wanderers and was the first player to earn 100 caps playing for England.

Situated just up the hill from the former school itself Image, this Grade II listed building was erected in 1777, serving as a day school and chapel to the Madeley Wood community https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1038649 Its listing was granted in 1983, and it's now a small business centre.

Set slightly back from the road, these two timber-framed cottages date from the 17th century, and were given a joint grade II listing in 1974 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101207374-34-and-35-belmont-road-the-gorge#.WRoFS9QrLGh

The plaque commemorates the erection of the now-listed school building by the local vicar, who clearly cared very much for the betterment and "scriptural education of his young parishioners"

A grade II listed building https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101038670-wesleyan-infant-school-the-gorge#.WRmSnvkrKM8 granted in 1974. The school dates from 1858, and was erected by the offices of the Reverend John Fletcher "25 years Vicar of this parish, and a man of apostolical piety and zeal..." according to the dedication plaque on the gable wall Image

The birthplace of William Ambrose Wright (Billy Wright) the footballer, who lived 1924 to 1994, and played an outstanding and exemplary career for Wolverhampton Wanderers and England between 1939 (or 1946, depending upon how you define his debut match - the start of the war altered the rules somewhat) and 1959. He was the first footballer to earn 100 'caps' for his country, and remains in the top 10 or so of such players for England. His memorial statue stands outside the ground where his reputation was made Image

Originally built in the early 19th century, and given a grade II listing in 1974 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101374357-george-and-dragon-inn-the-gorge#.WRn4LtQrLGg It's now a private house, having closed in the 1970s. The black plaque on the gable wall records that it was used as a temporary mortuary for the nine miners killed in a particularly nasty accident in the local ironstone mine on 27th September 1864. 3 men and 6 boys lost their lives when the mechanism failed, which was bringing them to the surface at the end of their shift. They fell several hundred feet down the shaft, and broke through 6" thick oak beams at the base. There is a recent website telling the story of local life, and of the accident in some detail, at http://www.ninemen.org/the-project/the-background-to-the-nine-men-of-madeley-project/