Original sentence: He built the largest cast iron structure of his era: a bridge over the Severn near the small prinicipality of Coalbrookdale.He was the third Abraham Darby in three generations of an English Quaker family that played a role in the Industrial Revolution.In times of food shortage, he bought up farms to grow food for his workers, built housing for them, and offered higher wages than were paid in other local industry (such as mining or pottery).The bridge caused the village of Ironbridge, Shropshire to grow up around it, with the area being subsequently named Ironbridge Gorge.The two key themes of Darby's life – iron and the Quakers – and the character himself are present in a fantasy novel, The Iron Bridge, by David Morse
Edited sentence: Around the bridge sprang up a new village, Ironbridge, which caused the area around it to be called Ironbridge Gorge.His main achievement, though, was building an iron bridge over the River Severn.His most famous achievement was building the largest cast iron structure of his era: a bridge over the Severn.In times of food shortage, he bought up farms to grow food for his workers, built good housing for them, and offered higher wages than were available in any other local industry (such as mining or pottery).Many people came to Coalbrookdale to see this "wonder of the modern world.The bridge's importance caused the village of Ironbridge, Shropshire to grow up around it, with the area being subsequently named Ironbridge Gorge.The two key themes of Darby's life – iron and the Quakers – and the character himself is present in a fantasy novel, The Iron Bridge, by David Morse.This was the first of its kind in the world, and made the small prinicipality of Coalbrookdale famous