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Ironbridge: History and Guide (Paperback)
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Ironbridge: History and Guide (Paperback)
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The Ironbridge Gorge (midway between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury)
was at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution. The site is best
symbolised by the Iron Bridge itself, cast in Coalbrookdale and
erected across the River Severn in 1779. It was immediately hailed
as one of the wonders of the age. The area had already established
itself as the cutting edge of technological innovation and
attracted engineers such as Telford and Trevithick. In 1709 Abraham
Darby I successfully adopted coke for smelting iron - after which
the Coalbrookdale Company spearheaded developments in the iron
industry. During the later eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
other companies and products became synonymous with the district:
Coalport porcelain, Broseley roof tiles and clay tobacco pipes, and
decorative tiles from Maws and Craven Dunnill. Using archaeological
and historical evidence, the authors chart the rise and fall of the
iron, clay and coal industries of Ironbridge and bring to life the
communities that worked in them. They have written the definitive
guide to the surviving buildings and archaeological remains,
portraying the distinctive character of a string of small
settlements.
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