the bridge's builder, abraham darby the third, was a visionary, a revolutionary. in one of the country's are being recreated in one of the cou ntry‘s few are being recreated in one of the country's few remaining iron foundries. we are absolutely in or of the fact that they had none of the facilities we have now. —— in awe. they were pioneers of their day, having to create their whole infrastructure to support the melting of metal in a way that was totally, totally on the edge. how nurse did they manage it? standing here watching these masters at work using techniques similar to their forebears, the centuries fall away. when the iron bridge unveiled once again in the autumn, it will have a new paintjob and is a renewed understanding of how wikis built —— was built. —— how it was built. its place in history is irrefutable, and this major project will ensure its place in the future. it is beautiful, that. we werejust speculating, there will be a good number of people watching this morning who would have been on a school trip air. maybe morning who would have been on