Blacksmith Archives - South Holland Life Heritage and Crafts including Chain Bridge Forge

Jennings Ironmonger – Spalding 1866 to 1880

Our Blacksmith at the time was Edward Fisher and he used Jennings the ironmongers in Spalding. The attached little book is his account book with Jennings. click

Example of our Blacksmith Work

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Blacksmith Bert Fairbanks at work in his forge, Pode Hole. 1954

Quadring Blacksmith

Mr Betts and the smithy on Town Drove, Quadring. September 1893 (photo donated by Myra Featherstone)

Opening Chain Bridge Forge in September 2012

A few photos from Robert BESTER’s collection marking the occasion 9 years ago when we formally opened Chain Bridge Forge as a museum. These photos show Geoff Dodd who used to own the Forge and is re ...

Farrier

A Farrier makes and fits shoes to horses, a trade which was central to daily life before motorised transport. Properly shoeing horses is an important responsibility, as it prevents damage to horses’ ...

Sutton Bridge Blacksmith and Wheelwright

I have this photograph of the Wharf Street blacksmiths, with a Wheelwright, Mr R Rowe. This is taken at the side, the blacksmiths, where horses were shod was on the Wharf Street. I remember as a lad w ...

Gosberton Blacksmith – Mr James

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James Bailey Senior- Crowland

James Bailey Senior who was a Blacksmith in West Street, Crowland. Photo dated 1880’s ...

A Crowland Journey with the Slater family

This book is based upon a unique collection of photographs assembled and preserved by John Slater of Crowland. To many the name will be familiar - Slater's Lorries were a wel ...

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