At the heart of a pretty spectacular gorge in South Shropshire is the village of Ironbridge and at its heart the iconic Ironbridge itself, spanning the river Severn. The first iron bridge in the world.
This is what it would have looked like in its heyday
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The idea was conceived in the early 1770s, building began several years later as the Industrial Revolution took hold, and the bridge was officially opened to vehicles on January 1st 1781.
 
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