Ironbridge Shropshire

IRONBRIDGE SHROPSHIRE River Severn’s now a fishing spot. Two centuries ago it was not. The cradle of industrial revolution Rocked fastest here - Iron construction Arching proud - Telford’s bridge was born Among the elder and the hawthorn. Coal mines, furnaces, stony quarries, Early train-tracks - sooty glories. Now the river sweeps silent south From hilly birth to ending mouth. Smoke and soot have had to cease River Severn has returned to peace ………………………………………………………….. Note: Ironbridge is the name of a small town on the River Severn in Shropshire, England. It derives its name from the famous Iron Bridge, built 1779.