Abraham Darby III

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Abraham Darby III

• Introduction
• Unusual facts
• Maps showing the location of key events
• Time line
• Replicas of important documents artefacts
• Quiz

By Emily Gorham, Caitlin Taylor, Elizabeth
Pankhurst Emily Fermor
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Introduction

• Abraham Darby III built the first iron bridge in
  Shropshire in England. Born in 1750, he joined
  the ironworks when he was just 18 followed by his
  brother two years later. Achieving his life long
  dream of building the first iron bridge in the
  world Abraham Darby III died in 1779.

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Unusual facts
Abraham Darby and his family had no pictures
taken of them because of their Quaker religion
although there appears to be a silhouette of a
face on one of the joints of the bridge. Maybe
Abraham Darby Created it himself so that people
would know what he looked like in years to come.
Abraham Darby also has a rose named after
him. Breeder David Austin (UK) 1985   Breeding
Yellow Cushion x Aloha  Large shrub with many
petalled flowers of apricot to yellow. Strong and
disease resistant. Fragrant.
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A map showing the location of key events
This is where the Iron Bridge is, it was built in
1779. It was his most famous bridge and it was
the largest cast iron structure of the time. The
bridges fame made the village of Ironbridge,
Shropshire to grow around it, with the area being
named Ironbridge Gorge.
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Time line
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Replicas of important documents artefacts

• Abraham Darbys greatest achievement was the
  first iron bridge ever made. We have made a model
  of this so you can see what it looked like.

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Now your turn!!
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• How old was Abraham Darby III when he died?
• A) 41
• B) 35
• C) 66

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• Where is the Iron Bridge located?
• Shropshire
• New Forest
• Kent

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• When was the Iron Bridge built?
• 1690
• 1769
• 1779

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• How old was Abraham Darby when he entered the
  iron works?
• 22
• 15
• 18

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• Abraham Darby and his family never had any
  pictures taken of them.
• True
• False

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Well done you are

• Correct

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Sorry you are

• WRONG

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• By Emily Gorham, Caitlin
• Taylor, Elizabeth Pankhurst
• and Emily Fermor.