Record Details

NHER Number:15626
Type of record:Building
Name:Post medieval blacksmiths

Summary

A blacksmiths shop, with original bellows and hearths, which was in use from 1896 to 1937. The shop was last used in the 1950s.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 1620 1744
Map Sheet:TG11NE
Parish:FELTHORPE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

Smithy.
Retains twin hearths and bellows.
Used 1896 to 1937, described in directories as ironfounders, but no trace of a foundry in area.
Last used in 1950s by a travelling smith.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NAU) 8 January 1980.

Monument Types

  • BLACKSMITHS WORKSHOP (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1>*Verbal Communication: NIAS. [unknown].

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