Darby Houses

It is based in the town of Coalbrookdale in the Ironbridge Gorge, in Shropshire, England within a World Heritage Site, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.

[2] Dale House was enlarged by subsequent generations: in 1776 Abraham Darby III converted the attic into a third floor.

[4] Rosehill was built in about 1738 for Richard Ford, who married Abraham Darby I's eldest daughter, Mary.

In the mid 19th century the house was occupied by Abraham Darby III's youngest son Richard and his wife Maria and after his death by his daughter Rebecca until 1908.

The house has been restored from an uninhabitable condition by architect Graham Winteringham and refurnished to recreate its 1850 appearance.