Great British Railway Journeys by Charlie Bunce
Author:Charlie Bunce
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
So innovative was the first iron bridge, it lent its name to the town in Shropshire where it was built and became a symbol of the industrial revolution.
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The technology of cast iron technology spread quickly. Among its early advocates was Telford, who was one of the most prolific civil engineers of the Industrial Revolution, building roads, canals and bridges all over the country. Thanks to Telford the aqueduct at Chirk, north-west of Shrewsbury, where the Ellesmere Canal crosses from Shropshire into Wales, became the first to be lined with cast iron.
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