• Aga in America

where am I?

  • 03 March 2009 14:45

    Time present and time past

    I'm writing from London, which is a world away from the rolling hills and timeless beauty of Coalbrookdale, where I was yesterday.

    While London is historic in so many ways, I tend to think of the city only in the now. At Coalbrookdale, it's impossible not to imagine all the people that have walked there before.

    I had a fascinating insight into the history of AGA's foundry in the Shropshire valley and the surrounding area. Gerald O'Brien, managing director of AGA, showed me an array of stunning images of generations of foundrymen. He also showed me deeds relating to various land deals in Coalbrookdale dating back centuries.

    There was something deeply moving about imagining men 300 years ago producing cooking pots using pretty much the same methods as used today to produce AGA's own range of cast-iron cookware.


     

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