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Abraham Darby is the title divided up by leash generations of an English Quaker family that was key to the development of the Industrial Revolution. Abraham Darby I Abraham Darby II Abraham Darby III
Some Abraham Darby companies 1717 - 1784
Article by Brian Mills first published in the Journal of the International Bond and Share Society, Autumn 1983.

Ironbridge
Technical details of the making of the iron ribs for the half scale model produced for the BBC Timewatch programme.

The Wilkinsons: Family of Ironmasters - The Iron Bridge
Article discusses why Wilkinson, who conceived the revolutionary idea of an iron bridge in the first place, did he not undertake the iron work of the bridge himself.

Abraham Darby
Brief illustrated biography.

The Iron Bridge - How Was It Built?
Feature article on the recent discoveries and experiments which have shed new light on the mystery of how the Iron Bridge was built.






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