The hearth in the Nail Forge, Hoylandswaine
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The hearth in the Nail Forge, Hoylandswaine
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 13 Sep 2009
Here metal bars from Wortley Top Forge were heated and hammered into shape to produce nails. You had to make thousands of nails in a day to make a living, so the whole family helped to do the work.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.538284
Longitude
-1.601619