Last Alteration: Sunday 07 April 2013
Blists Hill: Incline Plane, Miner's Walk
Blists Hill: Incline Plane, Miner's Walk
Incline Plane and Miner's Walk are part of the southern end of the museum grounds. As you pass the church two mine shafts are on the right, and then the Miner's Path continues on into the woods. The mine entrance is a couple of hundred yards further along that path.
Access: admissionStatus: recognisableIncline Plane: Shaft
Photograph taken: 5th March 2007 by Chuck Foster
The Mark of the Rani (1)
Filmed: 27 Oct 1984
The rioters plan to throw the TARDIS down the mine shaft.
Photograph taken: 5th March 2007 by Chuck Foster
The Mark of the Rani (1)
Filmed: 26 Oct 1984
The Doctor's trolley hurtles towards the pit shaft!
Access: admissionStatus: recognisableIncline Plane: Forest
Photograph taken: 5th March 2007 by Chuck Foster
The Mark of the Rani (1)
Filmed: 26 Oct 1984
Stephenson rushes to save the Doctor from the pit.
Access: admissionStatus: recognisableMiner's Walk: Path
Photograph taken: 5th March 2007 by Chuck Foster
The Mark of the Rani (1)
Filmed: 1 Nov 1984
The Master searches for where the rioters are hiding out.
Access: admissionStatus: recognisableMiner's Walk: Mine Entrance
Photograph taken: 5th March 2007 by Chuck Foster
The Mark of the Rani (1)
Filmed: 1 Nov 1984
The Master makes his way into the mine.
Photograph taken: 5th March 2007 by Chuck Foster
The Mark of the Rani (2)
Filmed: 1 Nov 1984
The Doctor leaves the mine.
Where to walk to next?
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Blists Hill: Furnace Bank (The Mark of the Rani). Walk back past the mine shafts and the church, and then then school back to The Green. Turn left and head down the path next to the farm; this leads down to the glade at the bottom.
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Blists Hill: Forest (The Mark of the Rani). Walk back past the mine shafts and the church, and then then school back to The Green. Continue along the road past the old Blast Furnaces and up the hill along Furnace Bank; the Harness Maker's is on the right.
Other show-related mentions for the location:
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DVD Release - The DVD release includes a "Now and Then" featurette contrasting the location between when it was filmed and the modern day.
Further links about the location:
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Ironbridge Gorge Museums - Blists Hill Victorian Town
Related Stories
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The Mark of the Rani [23-27,30-31 Oct, 1 Nov 1984]: The village of Killingworth.
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