Bringewood Ironworks

It was powered by the river Teme, with a blast furnace, a finery forge and latterly a rolling mill for blackplate (to be tinned into tinplate).

It was probably built for Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester in the 1590s, but reverted to the Crown on his attainder, and was then let to Sir Henry Wallop.

The works were put into repair in 1782 and run by William Downing of Pembridge with a various partners, passing to ultimately Samuel George.

From about 1740, in addition to the furnace and forge, there was a rolling mill further downstream, which produced blackplate, which was sent to a tinmill at Mitton (now in Stourport) to be made into tinplate.

Though the possibility of mining locally is mentioned in some leases, it is probable that the main source of ore was Titterstone Clee Hill.