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AbbeyDale Industrial Hamlet .... and Grant's 21st centuary anvil
August 15, 2010
9:47 pm
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david hyde
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Went for a mooch round the hills on the bike today and stopped of at Abbeydale. Last time i was there was 20 years ago ... that when I still thought Blacksmiths shoed horses.

For those that don't know it's a water powered "industrial estate" that used to be in operation until the 1930s making scythes. Well they did go all modern at one time cos they installed a steam engine at some point.

They also made their own crucible steel there aswell.

I nearly jumped out of my skin when I saw the anvils that Grant refers to in his" IRarelyForgeIronMore OftenSteel" post

http://www.iforgeiron.com/topi.....ntry145756

I don't think Grant settled on a name for it. Well we all know what "London Patten" means, over here we often call double bicks "Portsmout Pattern" so maybe's Grants should be a "Sheffield Pattern"

I just love that wooden bench, now THATS character

The picture with bike sums up 2 out of my 3 favourite activities .....

Look closely at the wooden tilt hammer, the bit at front is interesting, the helve is "tripped" from the from the front but there is a hammer head on both the back and the front. Those yorkshire boys don't get their reputation for being "economical" for nothing.

The helve at the back appears to be solid iron... wonder what the cwt rating on that is.

Cutsie pictures like the last on normally don't do much for me, hey I'm a ruff tuff manly blacksmith after all but I just think that picture is absolutely ***king wonderful. Proably the highlight of my visit.

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August 15, 2010
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Well if the world went to hell in a hand basket that would be a cool place to go restart in.

August 15, 2010
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WmHorus;1960 wrote: Well if the world went to hell in a hand basket that would be a cool place to go restart in.

There are times when I think it is ..... just the very occassional time mind

August 16, 2010
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Those are absolutely outstanding... I dont think we have anything still standing on this side of the water that can compare...

Looks like a day well spent to me!

Whatever you are, be a good one.
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August 16, 2010
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Ya I cant think of anyplace that really compares, Williamsburg I dont think counts since it is modern recreation of 17th century. I think we americans are rough on things, we either burn it down or pave it over.

August 16, 2010
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Saugus Iron Works outside Boston would probably be the closest I've seen in this country. But that's recreated as well.

August 17, 2010
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At High Falls in Rochester, NY you can see a big wheel and the ruins of the forging hammer. Looks mostly like a big hole in the ground, but you can get an idea of how a whole industry could be powered by water, which had always mystified me.

November 13, 2010
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Very well preserved. I love all the old machinery. Excellant

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