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_225
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,0Mb (1,5Mb) / 15,6in x 12,4in / 4686 x 3731 (300dpi)