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The money has been donated through English Heritage's first crowd-funding campaign and will support vital repairs to the bridge.

English Heritage's first crowd-funding campaign drew to a close recently (10 December 2017) after raising £47,545 from 911 people to support conservation on the Iron Bridge.

The charity launched the campaign on 13 November and had achieved its initial targe within 48 hours. The money will support Project Iron Bridge, an ambitious conservation programme to repair and restore Shropshire's symbol of the Industrial Revolution.

This is complemented by a €1m donation from the Hermann Reemtsma Foundation.

Morgan Cowles, Head of Conservation Maintenance at English Heritage, said:

'The response has been truly overwhelming. We are in awe of all those who have given so generously to support our vital conservation project on the Iron Bridge.

This is English Heritage's first ever crowd-funding campaign and all the money raised goes directly to the project, which is why we are so grateful to everyone who has stepped up to help make this possible.

I'd like to offer my sincere thanks on behalf of English Heritage to everyone who has made this possible.'

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