The Old Forge
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John Smith the last (and aptly named !) village blacksmith demonstrates horse shoeing, The houses in the background are the now demolished Blacksmith's Row located where the the houses in The Old Coach Yard now stand.
Another view of Blacksmith's Row (on the left). The end of the old forge itself can be seen opposite on the right.
The two properties which now stand on the site of the old Forge (no old photos of the original forge have so far been dicovered ... please contact us if you have any we could copy )
A fine example of John Smith's work , the seat which stands on the grassed area on entering the village in Poundfield Road . There was originally a twin of this seat on the grass verge outside Holly House at the other end of the village. An official looking van appeared one day and men in official looking overalls removed the seat. It was never seen again !