Licensing an image from our collection

The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust is a charity that cares for 10 Museums and 35 Listed Buildings and Scheduled Ancient Monuments within the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site. Every purchase helps us continue our work.

Private & Commercial Research

This page covers charges for externally commissioned research undertaken by The Ironbridge Gorge Museum staff. An estimated timeframe and cost will be provided when the research is commissioned, and final payment will not be requested until after the work has been completed. Work will not be released until payment has been received.

There will be no charge for the first 20 minutes of any research undertaken.

Click here to pay for research undertaken by Ironbridge Gorge Museum staff.

Reproduction Fee

This page covers charges for the use of collection images for website and print publications - including books, magazines, journals, e-books. All images will be provided digitally via email or file sharing service. All prices are exclusive of VAT.

Cover Use 

Print run up to 5000

One Language Rights – £75

Worldwide Rights / All Languages - £150

Print run above 5000

One Language Rights – £100

Worldwide Rights / All Languages - £200

Inside illustration

Print run up to 5000

One Language Rights – £45

Worldwide Rights / All Languages - £75

Print run above 5000

One Language Rights – £75

Worldwide Rights / All Languages – £100

Click here to pay for the use of collection images for print publications or websites.

Use of Images for Film/TV

This page covers charges for the use of collection images for filming – including TV, film, online content. All images will be provided digitally via email or file sharing service. All prices are exclusive of VAT.

UK Rights

Single Use - £45

Repeat Use - £75

Worldwide Rights

Single Use - £100

Repeat Use - £150

Online Rights

Price per use - £40

Click here to pay for the use of collection images for filming – including TV, film, online content.

Photocopying Charges

This page covers charges for photocopying material from the Library and Archive. All prices are exclusive of VAT.

A4 Printing

Colour - 10p per page

Greyscale - 5p per page

A3 Printing

Colour - 20p per page

Greyscale - 10p per page

Click here to pay for photocopying charges from the Library and Archive. 

Pay for Quoted Work

Click here to pay for Quoted work.