The old forge at Manthorpe, near Bourne, Lincolnshire
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The old forge at Manthorpe, near Bourne, Lincolnshire
Image: © Rex Needle Taken: 3 Jul 2005
The old village forge at Manthorpe, near Bourne, still provides a useful service long after its original purpose has been forgotten. In past times, there was insufficient business in this tiny hamlet to support a full time blacksmith and so an itinerant farrier would arrive every few weeks to shoe the horses and this was the accommodation provided for him by the parish. The tiny red brick building survived in its original use until the last century and in 1987 it was bought by another craftsman who has established his business there, manufacturing cast aluminium signs and house nameplates that are sold around the world, and examples of his work can be seen on the outside of the smithy that is known today as the Manthorpe Forge.
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Image Location
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52.730952
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-0.415247