Finch Foundry, Sticklepath - machinery demonstration

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Finch Foundry, Sticklepath - machinery demonstration

Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 22 May 2011

Using the waterwheel driven shears to cut hot metal. This machinery was secondhand in 1816 but has obviously had necessary repairs and maintenance in the meantime. The site is a forge for edge tool manufacture but also tackled many other village tasks.

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.730413
Longitude
-3.925987