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.

But while his career choice may have been a loss to the brewing industry, we should probably be glad he chose to focus on his iron foundries - otherwise the world we live in would be very different ...

An expert on the life of one of the founding fathers of the Industrial Revolution will give a talk at a Black Country history ...

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She will talk about the life of Woodsetton-born Abraham Darby, who went on to pioneer the mass-production of coke-smelted iron at his blast furnace in Coalbrookdale. His grandson, Abraham Darby ...

Tonight will see showers ease to leave a mostly dry night. It will remain mostly cloudy but a few clear spells may develop towards the end of the night. A chilly night. Monday Tomorrow will have a ...

However, her husband, Abraham Williams, has maintained a relatively low profile despite his strong support for her career. Williams is a filmmaker known for his work on documentaries, features ...

Five Hilliard Darby High School students were charged with crimes Monday after a fight broke out in the school in the morning. Hilliard police responded just before 8 a.m. on Monday for a report ...

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F. Murray Abraham Michaelah Reynolds Irish Repertory Theatre kicks off its 2025 season with Beckett Briefs , a collection of three short plays by Samuel Beckett , officially opening January 26.