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Description: | The Lewis Collection of plateway, waggonway and railway artefacts is an important element in the collections.
Blast furnace built by Abraham Darby III, and where he first successfullt smelted iron using coke instead of charcoal. Used for smelting the iron for the Iron Bridge in 1767.
The collection includes a wide range of iron castings for a variety of purposes, including the Lewis collection.
It also includes the blast furnace built by Abraham Darby III, used to smelt the iron used for making the Iron Bridge itself.
Designated | Subjects: | Industry & commerce Iron & steel manufacture Science & Industry Railways & guided systems Western European | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | Great Warehouse
Coalbrookdale
Telford,
TF8 7DX | Telephone: | 01952 433 418 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:1327 | Go to resource |
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