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Coalbrookdale

Coalbrookdale is where iron ore was first smelted by Abraham Darby using easily mined 'coking coal'. This development was a major factor in the growing industrialisation of Britain.

Dale House and viaduct, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire.

Dale House and viaduct, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire.

The clock tower on the Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron, Shropshire.

The clock tower on the Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron, Shropshire.

The clock tower at the Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron, Shropshire.

The clock tower at the Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron, Shropshire.

Dale House, former home of the Darby Family, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire.

Dale House, former home of the Darby Family, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire.

Dale House, former home of the Darby family, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire.

Dale House, former home of the Darby family, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire.

1918 votes for women installation at the Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron, Shropshire, England, UK.

1918 votes for women installation at the Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron, Shropshire, England, UK.

1918 votes for women installation at the Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron, Shropshire, England, UK.

1918 votes for women installation at the Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron, Shropshire, England, UK.

Holy Trinity Church in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire.

Holy Trinity Church in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire.

Holy Trinity Church in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire.

Holy Trinity Church in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire.

Cottages reflected in the Shropshire Canal at Coalport, Shropshire, England.

Cottages reflected in the Shropshire Canal at Coalport, Shropshire, England.

Holy Trinity Church in Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire, England.

Holy Trinity Church in Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire, England.

Looking down on Coalbrookdale in the Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire, England.

Looking down on Coalbrookdale in the Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire, England.

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