Thursday, 20 April 2017

Iron Bridge

 "A World Heritage Site set in a beautiful wooded valley 
in the heart of the Shropshire countryside"
 

The world's first iron bridge was erected over the River Severn here in Shropshire in 1779. This pioneering single-span cast-iron structure was a turning point in British design and engineering; after it was built, cast iron came to be widely used in bridges, aqueducts and buildings.
Now Britain's best-known industrial monument, the bridge gave its name to the spectacular wooded gorge that was once an industrial powerhouse and the cradle of the Industrial Revolution. Ironbridge Gorge is now a World Heritage Site. 

 














 





 











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