Ironbridge, Shropshire, Mads Stage

The little town of Ironbridge is set on steep limestone slopes above a narrow gorge through which the River Severn flows. Ironbridge has become famous because the first iron bridge was built here in 1779. It surely must be the most beautiful monument there is to the Industrial Revolution, which had its birth in the surrounding area. The bridge was designed by F. F. Pritchard and case in 1774 at Abraham Darby's foundry in Coalbrookdale.



SE62 The Iron Bridge across the River Severn
The little town of Ironbridge is set on steep limestone slopes above a narrow gorge through which the River Severn flows. Ironbridge has become famous because the first iron bridge was built here in 1779. It surely must be the most beautiful monument there is to the Industrial Revolution, which had its birth in the surrounding area. The bridge was designed by F. F. Pritchard and case in 1774 at Abraham Darby's foundry in Coalbrookdale. Illustration: Background of this print is pure white Return to Mads Stage List

SE62 The Iron Bridge across the River Severn