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name: The Old Furnace
latitude: 52.640454
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In 1709, <NAME> first successfully used coke to smelt iron ore on this site. In so doing, he paved the way for the mass production of domestic ironware. Other Coalbrookdale ‘firsts’ included cast iron rails and cast iron wheels.

This first image was taken in c. 1960 and shows the lintels of the Old Furnace. The Abraham Darby refers to Abraham Darby III who cast the Iron Bridge.

![](/images/historic-photos/inside_old_furnace.jpg "")

The second image shows what the site looked like before the Museum began to conserve the Old Furnace.

![](/images/historic-photos/old_furnace.jpg "")

Listen to <NAME> (born in 1886) speaking about his job as a worker at a forge. He mentions 'races', which were metal plates between the furnace and the hammer.

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name: The Old Furnace
latitude: 52.640454
longitude: -2.492907
id: 1
---

This blast furnace was used by <NAME> to successfully use coke to smelt iron ore. In so doing, he paved the way for the mass production of domestic ironware. 

This first image was taken in c. 1960 and shows the lintels of the Old Furnace. The Abraham Darby refers to Abraham Darby III who cast the Iron Bridge.

![](/images/historic-photos/inside_old_furnace.jpg "")

The second image shows what the site looked like before the Museum began to conserve the Old Furnace. It was quite a mess!

![](/images/historic-photos/old_furnace.jpg "")

Listen to <NAME> (born in 1886) speaking about his job as a worker at a forge. He mentions 'races', which were metal plates between the furnace and the hammer.

<audio controls>
    <source src="/audio/Bill-Brown.mp3" title="<NAME>">
</audio>

## Questions

**Who designed the pyramid structure?**

The pyramid structure was built in the 60s as a way of conserving the blast furnace. We’re not sure who the architect was.
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