Thomas Farnolls Pritchard
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Thomas Farnolls Pritchard was an 18th-century English architect and engineer best known for conceiving the design of the world’s first major cast-iron bridge at Ironbridge Gorge.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century architect
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18th-century engineer ⓘ architect ⓘ engineer ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | River Severn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bridgeTypePioneered | cast-iron arch bridge ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Shrewsbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conceivedDesignOf | world’s first major cast-iron bridge ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1723 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1777 ⓘ |
| designed | Iron Bridge (original design) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Georgian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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civil engineering ⓘ structural engineering ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| heritageSiteAssociatedWith | Ironbridge Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of cast-iron architecture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
design of the Iron Bridge at Ironbridge Gorge
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pioneering use of cast iron in bridge construction ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Iron Bridge
NERFINISHED
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design for the Iron Bridge over the River Severn ⓘ |
| occupation |
architect
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engineer ⓘ interior designer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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Shrewsbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Shropshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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Shrewsbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Shropshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposed | cast-iron bridge at Ironbridge Gorge ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Ironbridge Gorge area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Shropshire
NERFINISHED
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West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn | interior designs for country houses ⓘ |
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