Jack the Hammer
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Jack the Hammer by Colin Smith as part of the Geograph project.
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Jack the Hammer
Image: © Colin Smith Taken: 7 Oct 2007
Eye-catching landmark on the A25 Guildford Road through Abinger Hammer. Blacksmith Jack strikes the hours with his hammer - a throwback to iron-making days in the Tilling Bourne valley. The "hammer clock" commemorates Lord Farrer of nearby Abinger Hall - his death was in 1899.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.216379
Longitude
-0.432719
