Broseley Clay Tobacco Pipe Works

Broseley is two miles from the Iron Bridge and was once home to one of the most prolific clay tobacco pipe making factories in Britain. The site remained abandoned for many years until it was re-opened in 1996 as a part of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums.

Today visitors will find the traditional tools of the job preserved, lying on benches, just as it would have looked when the workers left and the factory closed all those years ago. Broseley is the site of the earliest industrial settlements and the museum acts as a time capsule, preserving the ancient local industry of making clay pipes and other products.

The factory looks and feels just like it did when the doors closed behind the last pipe maker in 1957. An intriguing attraction that is well worth a visit