Time Team S9E5 — The Furnace in the Cellar - Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire

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Time Team•Season 9•Episode 5

The Furnace in the Cellar - Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire

7.8/10 · 19 votesFeb 3, 200250 min

Ranked #11 of 13 in Season 9•−0.4 vs season avg

The team head for a pub in Leighton, whose cellar contains the remains of a blast furnace once used for smelting iron. When Tony arrives, test pits are already being dug, and Geophysics are busy surveying the car park. They are joined by Paul Belford

Previous episodeE4 · The Naughty Monastery - Chicksands, Bedfordshire Next episodeE6 · An Ermine Street Pub - Cheshunt, Hertfordshire

Seasons25

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Season 9 Episodes13

London's First Bridge - Vauxhall, London still

London's First Bridge - Vauxhall, London

The Roman's Panic - Ancaster, Lincolnshire still

The Roman's Panic - Ancaster, Lincolnshire

Diving for the Armada - Kinlochbervie, Sutherland still

Diving for the Armada - Kinlochbervie, Sutherland

The Naughty Monastery - Chicksands, Bedfordshire still

The Naughty Monastery - Chicksands, Bedfordshire

The Furnace in the Cellar - Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire still

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The Furnace in the Cellar - Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire

An Ermine Street Pub - Cheshunt, Hertfordshire still

An Ermine Street Pub - Cheshunt, Hertfordshire

Iron-Age Market - Helford, Cornwall still

Iron-Age Market - Helford, Cornwall

Siege House in Shropshire - High Ercall, Shropshire still

Siege House in Shropshire - High Ercall, Shropshire

A Prehistoric Airfield - Throckmorton, Worcestershire still

A Prehistoric Airfield - Throckmorton, Worcestershire

A Lost Roman City - Castleford, Yorkshire still

A Lost Roman City - Castleford, Yorkshire

Every Castle Needs a Lord - Beaudesert, Warwickshire still

Every Castle Needs a Lord - Beaudesert, Warwickshire

Steptoe Et Filius - Yaverland, Isle of Wight still

Steptoe Et Filius - Yaverland, Isle of Wight

Seven Buckets and a Buckle - Breamore, Hampshire still

Seven Buckets and a Buckle - Breamore, Hampshire

Cast9

Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson

Self - Presenter

Carenza Lewis

Carenza Lewis

Self - Field Archaeologist

Phil Harding

Phil Harding

Self - Field Archaeologist

John Gater

John Gater

Self - Geophysicist

Stewart Ainsworth

Stewart Ainsworth

Self - Landscape Investigator

Mick Aston

Mick Aston

Self - Landscape Archaeologist

Victor Ambrus

Victor Ambrus

Self - Historical Illustrator

Henry Chapman

Henry Chapman

Self - Surveyor

Robin Bush

Robin Bush

Self - Historian

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Episode Summary

"The Furnace in the Cellar - Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire" is episode 5 of Time Team season 9. It scored 7.8/10 from 19 votes, ranking #11 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.2). It aired on February 3, 2002.

Next: E6 · An Ermine Street Pub - Cheshunt, Hertfordshire Best of Season 9