• 2011 was the 25th anniversary of the World Heritage Site award to the Ironbridge Gorge
• 300 million years of energy is caputured within The Gorge
• 300 years ago industrial civilisation began in The Gorge and 25 years ago Unesco stated that IRONBRIDGE GORGE was globally significant as:

"The most extraordinary district in the world"

"A masterpiece of human creative genius"

with

"Outstanding universal value"

and

"Transcends national boundaries with a common importance for present and future generations for all humanity"