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	Coalbrookdale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Coalbrookdale is a settlement in a side valley of the Ironbridge Gorge in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England.
		Coalbrookdale has been claimed as the home of the world's first coke-fired blast furnace; this is not strictly correct, but it was the first in Europe to operate successfully for more than a few years.
		In the 19th century, Coalbrookdale was noted for its decorative ironwork.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coalbrookdale (1113 words)

	Horsehay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Coalbrookdale Company further developed the area, constructing brickworks and later a pottery in 1838.
		Coalbrookdale specialised in the smaller and more decorative ironwork pieces, where as Horsehay produced many larger scale products, including the railway bridge in nearby Shifnal.
		Abraham Darby II, a Quaker, succeeded in smelting iron with coke as a fuel suitable for forges in 1709.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Horsehay (698 words)

	Industrial Biography - CHAPTER V.
		As the trade of the Coalbrookdale firm extended, these woods became cleared, until the same scarcity of fuel began to be experienced that had already desolated the forests of Sussex, and brought the manufacture of iron in that quarter to a stand-still.
		Reynolds while managing the Coalbrookdale Works, was the adoption by him for the first time of iron instead of wooden rails in the tram-roads along which coal and iron were conveyed from one part of the works to another, as well as to the loading-places along the river Severn.
		At Coalbrookdale, sixteen "fire engines," as steam engines were first called, were then at work, eight blast-furnaces and nine forges, besides the air furnaces and mills at the foundry, which, with the levels, roads, and more than twenty miles of iron railways, gave employment to a very large number of people.
	www.worldwideschool.org /library/books/hst/biography/IndustrialBiography/chap6.html (5788 words)

	Aga, Making History: Heritage back to 1700s in Great Britain
		The foundry in Coalbrookdale is responsible for producing all the castings for Aga and every product reflects the heritage and traditional craftsmanship that sets Aga apart.
		The raw materials used at Coalbrookdale are scrap iron and pig iron which are melted down at temperatures of 3,272 DEG F. Before it has a chance to cool down, the molten metal is poured into moulds.
		Coalbrookdale in Shropshire, [now the area is known as The Ironbridge Gorge], was the site of the most important iron making centre in the world.
	www.aga-ranges.com /aga/history.asp (551 words)

	NEH 2000 Summer Seminar - Site Visit #4
		Some of the locations by their very nature are potentially hazardous enviroments and all participants in the the NEH seminar have a responsibility to be alert to relevant Health and Safety notices in the sites to be visited and to abide by thier requirements.
		Coalbrookdale is the historical heart of the Ironbridge Gorge and of the museums within it.
		As a result of experiments at Coalbrookdale with different iron ores, however, the art of making a coke iron which could be converted to wrought iron was perfected.
	www.umassd.edu /ir/site4f.html (1754 words)

	coalbrookdale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The first iron bridge, the Coalbrookdale, was actually built in 1779 by a man named Abraham Darby, but the actual design of the bridge can be accredited to Thomas Pritchard.
		Its’ erection is mainly due to the large blast furnaces in Shropshire built to smelt iron ore. The increasing growth in the industrial revolution spawned both the necessity and materials needed to build such a large, strong bridge.
		The Coalbrookdale was built with arcs similar to those of medieval times.
	www.netwiz.net /~cactus/evandermolen/coalbrookdale.html (237 words)

	Some Abraham Darby companies 1717 – 1784
		After a series of transactions 11 of these shares were held by Thomas Goldney (a major creditor at Abraham Darby’s death) and his son, 2 by Darby’s son-in-law Richard Ford and 3 in trust for Darby’s children (these 3 being transferred to Abraham II and Edmund Darby in 1723).
		Hence from 1717 the Coalbrookdale Workds was owned by a company, at first known as the Coalbrookdale Company, which later became its official title from 1790 until recent years.
		Coalbrookdale was described by a contemporary as ‘the most extraordinary place in the world.
	www.booneshares.com /SomeAbrahamDarbycompanies.htm (1160 words)

	Fathom :: The Source for Online Learning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Coalbrookdale, a English town situated in the valley of the River Severn, was one of the key centres of industrial activity at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
		Born in Strasbourg, the son of a painter of miniatures who moved to Paris when he was still a boy, he settled in England in 1771 and was to have a profound influence on the new generation of artists at the end of the eighteenth century.
		In Coalbrookdale by Night the buildings of an ironworks are silhouetted against the glare from the pig bed as the furnace is tapped.
	www.fathom.com /feature/122210 (711 words)

	Coalbrookdale
		Coalbrookdale is the place where the Industrial Revolution really started after Abraham Darby I arrived from Bristol.
		Coalbrookdale is now a lovely little area full of special places with walks to explore and lots of history waiting to be told.
		The building was originally the church hall for the Coalbrookdale Holy Trinity Church.
	www.ironbridgeguide.info /ironbridge_tour/tour_06.shtml (427 words)

	Coalbrookdale and other Cast Iron Garden Furniture
		Cast iron began to be used for garden furniture during the mid-nineteenth century and the innovative and complex designs produced by the Coalbrookdale foundry became highly fashionable.
		Some of the most popular designs were inspired by garden plants such as the nasturtium, lily of the valley, passion flower and fern and flberry.
		The original factory benches should have design registration marks under the accumulated layers of paint and are in any case recognisable by the high quality of the casting compared to later copies.
	www.agos.co.uk /index.php?mode=listpage&cat=1400 (148 words)

	Essay: Coalbrookdale iron works. - Coursework.Info
		Coalbrookdale Coursework Introduction Coalbrookdale was a mayor iron works.
		It then declined in importance as it was overtaken by larger iron producing centres, but remained one of the top producers of artistic and high quality ironwork.
		One of the main characters in the early years of Coalbrookdale was Abraham Darby I. He discovered coke by slowly burning coal, as wood was done to make charcoal, which was used before coke was discovered.
	www.coursework.info /GCSE/Geography/Coalbrookdale_iron_works_L55493.html (251 words)

	COALBROOKDALE COALFIELD
		It was, however, Abraham Darby's successful use of coke instead of charcoal to smelt iron in 1709 at his Coalbrookdale ironworks that provided the catalyst for rapid expansion of coal and ironstone mining in the area.
		He was fortunate in that the Coalbrookdale coals, particularly the Clod Seam, were low in sulphur.
		It was this coal seam that was much sought after by the miners of the early industrial age, often to the initial exclusion of the others.
	shropshiremines.org.uk /bmd/coalbrcf.htm (3926 words)

	NEH 2002 Summer Seminar - Rober Kerr's Paper
		Castings from the Coalbrookdale area, combined with his financial guarantees (which ultimately left him in debt), led to the successful completion of the bridge in 1779.
		In 1818 the blast furnaces at Coalbrookdale were blown out and the Coalbrookdale Company focused on its foundry to produce castings from pig iron produced elsewhere.
		Not only did these gates signal entry into the Coalbrookdale display area, they so impressed the Commissioners for the Exhibition that Abraham Darby IV was invited to have them re?erected in 1852 at the entrance to Kensington Gardens in London.
	www.umassd.edu /ir/rkerr/rkerr.htm (2010 words)

	Welcome to the decorative arts society web site
		As advertised in the catalogue the hat stand was available in at least three colour schemes "Antique bronze" "Berlin fl" or "Illuminated in colours" (Berlin fl refers to a matt fl finish characteristic of the cast iron jewellery produced by the Berlin Royal Ironworks in the early 19th century).
		The paint on the card dish was analysed and found to be a brass powder in a natural resin.10 The Museum was not able to determine the medium in use for the application of these brass powders and no records of paint recipes survive at Ironbridge11.
		The description of colour finishes in the Coalbrookdale Company catalogue also points out that the monochrome "Light Statue" gold colour found on the hat stand is a Coalbrookdale paint effect in use in 1846 before Dresser’s involvement with the Company.
	www.decorativeartssociety.org.uk /simonmetcalfno26.html (4065 words)

	Paradise, Coalbrookdale
		These 60 fallen were residents of Coalbrookdale and the church archivists are trying to do a history of each of the fallen men complete with a photo of them, if anyone has any information on these friends or relatives it will help the church archivists and families doing their own research.
		In the woods above the hostel are a series of footpaths developed by Richard Reynolds who was a Quaker iron master for the Darby family, he took over supervision of the foundries after the death of Abraham Darby I because, Abraham Darby II was too young to be in charge.
		Following the markers you will be able to find the Alcove Seat which gives one a view of the ironworks area and Coalbrookdale, to the right of the seat is an ancient rare Atlas Cedar (200 plus years old with interesting pine cones, should you be lucky to find one the squirrels haven’t).
	www.ironbridgeguide.info /ironbridge_tour/tour_08.shtml (702 words)

	Archaeology in Coalbrookdale
		Coalbrookdale Historical Archaeology Research and Training Programme and other archaeological work in the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site.
		This pool was originally the 'Middle Forge Pool', supplying water to the second of four forges in use in Coalbrookdale by the mid-seventeenth century.
		This project is the latest part of the CHART programme of research into the landscape of Coalbrookdale.
	chart-ironbridge.blogspot.com (2186 words)

	Industrial Revolution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This was followed by the first Abraham Darby, who made great strides using coke to fuel his blast furnaces at Coalbrookdale (1709).
		In this he had an advantage over his rivals in that his pots, cast by his patented process, were thinner and hence cheaper than those of his rivals.
		Coke pig iron was hardly used to produce bar iron in forges until the mid 1750s when his son Abraham Darby II built Horsehay and Ketley furnaces (not far from Coalbrookdale).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Industrial_Revolution (8201 words)

	History of METALLURGY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In about 1710 Abraham Darby, an ironmaster with a furnace at Coalbrookdale on the river Severn, discovers that coke can be used instead of charcoal for the smelting of pig iron (used for cast-iron products).
		Its pre-eminence is seen in the Darby family's own construction of the first iron bridge, and in the achievements of John Wilkinson.
		In the space of a few months in 1779 the world's first iron bridge, with a single span of over 100 feet, is erected for Abraham Darby (the third of that name) over the Severn just downstream from Coalbrookdale.
	www.historyworld.net /wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid=385&HistoryID=ab16 (445 words)

	Holy Trinity, Coalbrookdale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the year 1851 there was no such parish as Coalbrookdale, although the name of the village was famous in many parts of the world by reason of the renowned ironworks; the village of Coalbrookdale was originally part of the parish of Madeley.
		The main entrance consists of a pair of locally-made cast-iron gates and, when walking along the path to the church door, one is ever-aware of the Dale, the ironworks, and the splendid countryside of this part of Shropshire.
		One of the newer memorials is the cast-iron plaque of the Last Supper which was presented by the Coalbrookdale Company in 1959 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the ironworks.
	www.coalbridgelock.org.uk /ht.htm (1402 words)

	Chase Heating - Coalbrookdale Stove Range
		Coalbrookdale stoves have the timeless styling and quality construction that you'll be delighted to live with for many years to come.
		With a wide range of styles and a choice of multi solid fuels, oil, and natural or propane gas, there's a Coalbrookdale stove to suit every home.
		For a complete technical specification of any of the stoves listed or to discuss prices, please contact a member of our staff or visit the Coalbrookdale Website.
	www.chaseheating.co.uk /coalbrookdale.html (142 words)

	Sleepy Hollow Chimney Supply
		In the nineteenth century, Coalbrookdale became known all over the world not only for the everyday utilitarian objects that it made in cast iron but also for its decorative objects including fountains, gates, garden furniture, railings, lamps, art castings and fire surrounds.
		By the middle of the nineteenth century the Coalbrookdale Foundry was the largest in the world.
		Below are a few samples of these beautiful Coalbrookdale surrounds, painted in a variety of high temperature paints.
	www.bellfiresusa.com /surrounds.htm (207 words)

	Broseley Shropshire, Local History Society
		By the beginning of the 17th Century it was a thriving industrial settlement having close links with Coalbrookdale, on the other side of the River Severn.
		In the 18th and 19th centuries it developed into a major center for coal mining, iron manufacture, earthenware manufacture and a variety of associated activities.
		The famous Iron Bridge was built in 1779 to link Broseley with Coalbrookdale and led to the foundation of the town of Ironbridge which is now part of a World Heritage Site..
	www.broseley.org.uk (173 words)

	Industrial Archaeology at Ironbridge
		The CHART programme was inaugurated in 2001 by Ironbridge Archaeology, with the twin aims of investigating hitherto unexplored aspects of the development of the Coalbrookdale landscape, and providing an intensive field training experience in the techniques of historical archaeology.
		Fieldwork was undertaken in 2001 and 2002 in conjunction with the University of Birmingham on a range of sites in Coalbrookdale, including the seventeenth century Tobacco House and the Upper Forge complex which has its origins in the sixteenth century.
		The Upper Forge at Coalbrookdale was probably established in the sixteenth century, and was certainly in operation by the mid-seventeenth century.
	www.bris.ac.uk /Depts/Archaeology/fieldschools/fieldschool/ironbridge (709 words)

	Project BookRead - FREE Online Book: Industrial Biography: Iron Workers And Tool Makers by Samuel Smiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Ford, of Coalbrookdale in Shropshire, from iron-ore and coal,
		By the exertions and enterprise of the Darbys, the Coalbrookdale
		Coalbrookdale works that a further important improvement was effected
	tanaya.net /Books/inbio10/index18.html (1989 words)

	Amazon.co.uk Books: Coalbrookdale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Agalinks.com - Coalbrookdale -- The Aga Group is made up from many prestigious brands that specialise in beautiful products for the home.
		Coalbrookdale Stoves - Fires Online -- Stoves, fires, fireplaces and accessories at low prices plus information and advice you need to know before you buy.
		Dynasty of iron founders: The Darbys and Coalbrookdale by Arthur Raistrick (Unknown Binding - 1953)
	www.amazon.co.uk /s?ie=UTF8&tag2=travelsearch-21&keywords=Coalbrookdale&search-type=ss&index=books-uk&page=1 (279 words)

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