Joe Gargery's forge at Chalk
Introduction
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Joe Gargery's forge at Chalk
Image: © Marathon Taken: 14 Jul 2019
It is generally accepted that this is the origin of Joe Gargery's forge as featured in Great Expectations. Charles Dickens knew the area well and modelled Joe Gargery on the blacksmith who was there at the time. It is found in Forge Lane at Chalk. See http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/dickens/gallery/112.html for more information and an original photograph.
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Image Location
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51.432114
Longitude
0.396567