Title

Detail of the railings on the parapet of the Iron Bridge, Ironbridge, Shropshire

Caption

Detail of the railings on the parapet of the Iron Bridge, Ironbridge, Shropshire, c2000s(?). The development of coke smelting in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, by Abraham Darby I and his family in the 18th century revolutionised the production of iron and helped fuel the Industrial Revolution. This iron bridge was designed and built in the Darby foundry. It was the first in the world to use cast iron structurally and was designed by Thomas Farnolls Pritchard and built between 1776 and 1779 by Abraham Darby III (1750-1791).

Date

2000

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM19B06_224

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,0Mb) / 15,6in x 12,4in / 4689 x 3729 (300dpi)

Keywords

England event technology architecture engineering industry country detail metal British English color colour railings innovation location century iron Britain first concept georgian 21st century Shropshire cast iron industrial revolution Ironbridge English Heritage 2000s Ironbridge Gorge TGN photograph Unknown Thomas Farnolls Pritchard Pritchard Thomas Farnolls Abraham Darby III Darby Abraham III Abraham Darby III Thomas Farnolls Pritchard photograph