In November 1777, Abraham Darby III began designing and erecting 378 tons of cast iron, to build a bridge in the Shropshire gorge, on the banks of the River Severn. The bridge was completed in ...

A German foundation has given a project to save Iron Bridge in Shropshire one million euros (£889,680). English Heritage said the donation meant it had most of the £3.6m needed to carry out ...