Today is June 24th, 2020 Wednesday. I went and visited Ironbridgeas I have not been there for sometimes. There is roadwork near the Iron Bridge and the nearest car parking space is Wharfage Car Park. Weather was very sunny and warm with a temperature of 21 Celsius.
I decided to walk in the Dale End Park before I go to the Iron Bridge. The government has eased partially to the COVID lockdown and there were not many visitors at the Iron Bridge.
The world's first iron bridge was erected over the River Severn here in Shropshire in 1779. This pioneering structure marked a turning point in English design and engineering; after it was built, cast iron came to be widely used in the construction of bridges, aqueducts and buildings.
The Iron Bridge's story began in the early 18th century, in the nearby village of Coalbrookdale. Abraham Darby pioneered the smelting of iron using coke, a process that was a catalyst for the Industrial Revolution. It was Abraham Darby III who cast the ironwork for the bridge that still stands today, using the same techniques developed by his grandfather. The bridge was so successful that it gave its name to the spectacular wooded valley which surrounds it, now recognised as the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site.
Because of the COVID lockdown, all the museum in Ironbridge were closed.
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