Black Country Living Museum, Open-air industrial museum in Dudley, England.
The Black Country Living Museum spans 10.5 hectares containing more than 50 buildings from 1850 to 1950, including shops, houses, and industrial structures.
The site holds industrial importance from the 17th century when Dud Dudley developed iron smelting techniques, later refined by Abraham Darby during manufacturing advances.
The museum contains shops, a public house, and residences that demonstrate social patterns and daily routines of Black Country inhabitants through different periods.
Visitors can access guided tours, educational programs, and demonstrations of traditional skills throughout the museum's reconstructed historical buildings and streets.
The museum features one of the few operating trolleybus systems remaining worldwide, along with a working replica of Thomas Newcomen's atmospheric steam engine.
Location: Dudley
Inception: 1975
Official opening: 1975
Address: Tipton Road, Dudley DY1 4SQ
Website: https://bclm.co.uk
GPS coordinates: 52.52167,-2.07667
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:24
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