When Abraham Darby I arrived in Coalbrookdale in ... and repaired a furnace belonging to Sir Basil Brooke to make iron.The same year he discovered that coal could be used to smelt iron and mass ...

The Iron Bridge ... National Archive. Abraham Darby was born in 1678 and moved to Coalbrookdale in 1708 where he leased and repaired a charcoal-fuelled furnace. In 1709 he discovered a way to ...

In 1709 in Coalbrookdale the Quaker ironmaker, Abraham Darby discovered a more effective method of smelting iron which transformed the way the metal was used, and led to mass production of the ...

In 1709 in Coalbrookdale the Quaker ironmaker, Abraham Darby discovered a more effective method of smelting iron which transformed the way the metal was used, and led to mass production of the ...