The Scarrington Horseshoes

Introduction

The photograph on this page of The Scarrington Horseshoes by Robert Martin as part of the Geograph project.

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The Scarrington Horseshoes

Image: © Robert Martin Taken: 1 May 2005

This pile of horseshoes outside the old Smithy was built by the village blacksmith using discarded horseshoes. An American tried to buy it and ship over to the USA, but a Preservation Order was put on it, preventing him from doing so.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.965835
Longitude
-0.907115