Amos Brothers, Roman Wall Forge, Heddon on the Wall
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Amos Brothers, Roman Wall Forge, Heddon on the Wall
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 7 Mar 2010
Small business in the village: 'Blacksmiths and Engineers, Steel Fabrications, Site Welding'. The motto on their sign reads 'The loving eye and patient hand, shall work with joy and bless this land' Image This motto was inscribed above the ground floor windows of the Keswick School of Industrial Arts Image and its loss caused local controversy http://www.cwherald.com/archive/archive/writing-on-the-wall-to-chart-town&%238217%3Bs-industrial-arts-heritage-20001118166519.htm Although, I am currently unable to find a photo on this site, there is one here http://www.victorianweb.org/art/design/metalwork/47.html and here http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/default.aspx?pid=2&id=71878and An article describing the final closure and sale of the Roman Wall Forge in 2011 can be found here http://heddonhistory.weebly.com/roman-wall-forge-2011.html
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Image Location
Latitude
54.99668
Longitude
-1.791453