Abraham Darby's Coalbrookdale blast furnace, pictured c1880 In 1705 he took on a lease at a blast furnace in Coalbrookdale in Shropshire, where he began using coke as a fuel to smelt iron.

Abraham Darby I patented his method of sand casting iron pots using re-usable patterns in 1707 and laid the foundation for the British foundry industry. This technology was able to provide mine ...

Thomas Goldney III and his father held controlling shares in Abraham Darby's ironworks at Coalbrookdale – bought with profits resulting from these voyages. The ironworks produced brass objects which ...