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unusual facts about The Iron Bridge


Cast-iron architecture

One of the first important projects was The Iron Bridge in Shropshire, a precedent-setting structure made almost entirely of cast iron.



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Joe Aitcheson, Jr.

Aitcheson’s father, Joe Sr., who also pitched for the Baltimore Orioles in the minor leagues and the Brooklyn Dodgers in the majors, helped his brother Whitney found the Iron Bridge Hounds, serving as its Master of Foxhounds for many years.

Queenie Watts

She appeared in many British films, including the Joan Littlewood production Sparrers Can't Sing (1963) as herself in scenes set in the Iron Bridge Tavern, Millwall, which she ran in real life and in which she starred in the TV series Stars and Garters (1963).