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"Smithy: A Journey Through Time and Craftsmanship" Step into the historic Gretna Green Building in Herm, Channel Islands

Background imageSmithy Collection: Breton Peasant Outside A Smithy. Colour Illustration From The Book France By Gordon Home Published

Breton Peasant Outside A Smithy. Colour Illustration From The Book France By Gordon Home Published 1918

Background imageSmithy Collection: The Smithy, Penshurst, Kent

The Smithy, Penshurst, Kent. circa 1920s

Background imageSmithy Collection: Thornton Hough Smithy

Thornton Hough Smithy
The Village Smithy (blacksmith), with its spreading old chestnut tree, at Thornton Hough, Wirral, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageSmithy Collection: Signs and Symbols on Native Indian Handicrafts

Signs and Symbols on Native Indian Handicrafts
The Signs and Symbols used on indigenous native American handicrafts and jewelery. The Date: circa late 1930s

Background imageSmithy Collection: BUSN2A-00015

BUSN2A-00015
Villagers watching a blacksmith working at his forge, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSmithy Collection: BUSN2A-00073

BUSN2A-00073
Iron foundry, circa 1803-1806. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSmithy Collection: BUSN2A-00085

BUSN2A-00085
Blacksmith making horse-nails by hand on an anvil. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSmithy Collection: BUSN2A-00086

BUSN2A-00086
Blacksmith and his assistant at a forge. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSmithy Collection: BUSN2A-00087

BUSN2A-00087
Blacksmith working at an anvil. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSmithy Collection: BUSN2A-00171

BUSN2A-00171
Young blacksmith reading a newspaper, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century painting by F. B. Mayer

Background imageSmithy Collection: Blacksmith shop

Blacksmith shop
Blacksmith and his apprentices at their forge. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSmithy Collection: No 14 Shop, Smiths Shop, 1938

No 14 Shop, Smiths Shop, 1938
This worker is coupling links using a 5 cwt pneumatic hammer. The hammer was made by B&S Massey Ltd who were based in Lancashire and specialised in forging equipment

Background imageSmithy Collection: Skilled craftsmen pause beside two pairs of elaborately

Skilled craftsmen pause beside two pairs of elaborately decorated metal doors they have just made

Background imageSmithy Collection: Doorway of Smithy

Doorway of Smithy - Coloured Slide - Thatched building, men working inside, Children watching. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageSmithy Collection: Exterior of the village smithy

Exterior of the village smithy - Coloured slide thatched building horses and people outside, Chickens in foreground. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageSmithy Collection: Netherton Reformatory - Smithy

Netherton Reformatory - Smithy
The smithy at the Netherton Reformatory for Boys, Northumberland. Boys work at various tasks, one constructing a plough. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSmithy Collection: Blacksmiths outside their foundry or forge, USA

Blacksmiths outside their foundry or forge, USA
Three blacksmiths and two other men outside a foundry or forge, North America. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSmithy Collection: Foundry Blacksmithing Machine Shop, North Dakota, USA

Foundry Blacksmithing Machine Shop, North Dakota, USA
Foundry Blacksmithing Machine Shop, probably in Fargo, North Dakota, USA, with three children posing on the right. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSmithy Collection: Two men and a horse in a blacksmiths forge

Two men and a horse in a blacksmiths forge. 19th century

Background imageSmithy Collection: Kokand, Uzbekistan - Shoeing a horse at the local forge

Kokand, Uzbekistan - Shoeing a horse at the local forge. Date: circa 1908

Background imageSmithy Collection: Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Blacksmiths Forge

Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Blacksmiths Forge. Date: 1907

Background imageSmithy Collection: Chinese Soldiers in Barracks

Chinese Soldiers in Barracks - servicing their equipment Date: circa 1908

Background imageSmithy Collection: Interior of the forge. Engraving. 19th century

Interior of the forge. Engraving. 19th century

Background imageSmithy Collection: The Smithy at Enfield Rifle Factory

The Smithy at Enfield Rifle Factory. 1861

Background imageSmithy Collection: The Village, Alderley, Gloucestershire

The Village, Alderley, Gloucestershire
The Village, Alderley, Wotton-under-Edge, near Kingswood, Gloucestershire, England. Showing the Smithy Date: 1907

Background imageSmithy Collection: British troops shoeing horses at village near the front, WW1

British troops shoeing horses at village near the front, WW1
British soldiers shoeing horses at a village near the Front in 1915. Date: 1915

Background imageSmithy Collection: MET DE BLES, Henri (1480-1550). Landscape with coppper

MET DE BLES, Henri (1480-1550). Landscape with coppper mines. Detail of the foundry. 16th century. Renaissance art. Oil on wood. CZECH Rep.. Prague. National Gallery in Prague

Background imageSmithy Collection: This Weeks Fragment by Bruce Bairnsfather

This Weeks Fragment by Bruce Bairnsfather
This Weeks Fragment " Under the spreading chestnut tree the village smithy stands" In a rather sombre Bruce Bairnsfather illustration, a bombed out smithy is stood, crumbling

Background imageSmithy Collection: Old Smithy Interior

Old Smithy Interior
The interior of an old smithy (blacksmiths shop) at Colne Engaine, Essex, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageSmithy Collection: Plan of the Abbeydale Estate as allotted for sale, 1860

Plan of the Abbeydale Estate as allotted for sale, 1860
Scale 4 chains : 1 inch.Fowler and Son, Sheffield.Pawson and Brailsford, Lithographers.Original at Sheffield Archives: BM/74

Background imageSmithy Collection: SHAKER BLACKSMITH, 1935. Brother Ricardo Belden blacksmithing at the Hancock Shaker

SHAKER BLACKSMITH, 1935. Brother Ricardo Belden blacksmithing at the Hancock Shaker village near Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Photographed by Samuel Kravitt, c1935

Background imageSmithy Collection: IRAQ: BLACKSMITH, 1932. A Iraqi man working as a blacksmith, Iraq. Photograph, 1932

IRAQ: BLACKSMITH, 1932. A Iraqi man working as a blacksmith, Iraq. Photograph, 1932

Background imageSmithy Collection: BLACKSMITH. A Middle Eastern blacksmith making horseshoes

BLACKSMITH. A Middle Eastern blacksmith making horseshoes. Photograph, early or mid 20th century

Background imageSmithy Collection: BLACKSMITH: WOMAN. A woman working as a blacksmith, England

BLACKSMITH: WOMAN. A woman working as a blacksmith, England. Photograph, late 19th or early 20th century

Background imageSmithy Collection: BLACKSMITH, 1943. Daniel Anastazia, a blacksmiths assistant, at the roundhouse

BLACKSMITH, 1943. Daniel Anastazia, a blacksmiths assistant, at the roundhouse of the Rock Island Railroad in Blue Island, Illinois. Photograph by Jack Delano, 1943

Background imageSmithy Collection: KANSAS: BLACKSMITH, c1943. Three men working with a small steam drop hammer at

KANSAS: BLACKSMITH, c1943. Three men working with a small steam drop hammer at the blacksmith shop in the Santa Fe Railroad shops in Topeka, Kansas. Photographed by Jack Delano, c1943

Background imageSmithy Collection: NEW MEXICO: BLACKSMITH. Three men hammering out a draw bar on the steam drop hammer

NEW MEXICO: BLACKSMITH. Three men hammering out a draw bar on the steam drop hammer in the blacksmith shop in the Santa Fe Railroad shops in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Background imageSmithy Collection: BLACKSMITH, c1920. A blacksmith standing at the kiln, Washington, D. C. Photograph

BLACKSMITH, c1920. A blacksmith standing at the kiln, Washington, D. C. Photograph
BLACKSMITH, c1920. A blacksmith standing at the kiln, Washington, D.C. Photograph, c1920

Background imageSmithy Collection: The Blacksmith (oil on canvas)

The Blacksmith (oil on canvas)
XPG380536 The Blacksmith (oil on canvas) by Fisher, Mark (1841-1923); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageSmithy Collection: The Village Smithy by George Dodgson, 1811-1880, Exhibition of the Society of Painters

The Village Smithy by George Dodgson, 1811-1880, Exhibition of the Society of Painters in Water Colours, 1851 Engraving

Background imageSmithy Collection: Landscape with Forge (oil on canvas)

Landscape with Forge (oil on canvas)
XIR316368 Landscape with Forge (oil on canvas) by Bles, Herri met de (Civetta) (c.1510-p.1550); Narodni Galerie, Prague, Czech Republic; (add.info.: Paysage avec fabriques; ); Netherlandish

Background imageSmithy Collection: The Blacksmith of Ruhla, c. 1854 (fresco) (detail) (see also 311146)

The Blacksmith of Ruhla, c. 1854 (fresco) (detail) (see also 311146)
XPH311142 The Blacksmith of Ruhla, c.1854 (fresco) (detail) (see also 311146) by Schwind, Moritz Ludwig von (1804-71); Sammlungen auf der Wartburg, Eisenach

Background imageSmithy Collection: The Blacksmith of Ruhla, c. 1854-55 (fresco) (see also 311142)

The Blacksmith of Ruhla, c. 1854-55 (fresco) (see also 311142)
XPH311146 The Blacksmith of Ruhla, c.1854-55 (fresco) (see also 311142) by Schwind, Moritz Ludwig von (1804-71); Sammlungen auf der Wartburg, Eisenach

Background imageSmithy Collection: COMING FROM THE FORGE. JOHN S. DAVIS. A forge is a hearth used for heating metals

COMING FROM THE FORGE. JOHN S. DAVIS. A forge is a hearth used for heating metals, or the workplace (" smithy" ) where the hearth is located

Background imageSmithy Collection: Franco-Prussian War: Field smithy or forge, at a field artillery regiment

Franco-Prussian War: Field smithy or forge, at a field artillery regiment

Background imageSmithy Collection: Port Desire, 1626 (engraving)

Port Desire, 1626 (engraving)
XJF3037896 Port Desire, 1626 (engraving) by German School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Named Port Desire by the privateer Thomas Cavendish in 1586 after his ship)

Background imageSmithy Collection: The Forge, 1640 (oil on canvas)

The Forge, 1640 (oil on canvas)
XIR28021 The Forge, 1640 (oil on canvas) by Le Nain, Louis (1593-1648); 69x57 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Background imageSmithy Collection: The Blacksmiths Shop, engraved by Richard Earlom (1743-1822), 1771 (mezzotint)

The Blacksmiths Shop, engraved by Richard Earlom (1743-1822), 1771 (mezzotint)
XYC277132 The Blacksmiths Shop, engraved by Richard Earlom (1743-1822), 1771 (mezzotint) by Wright of Derby, Joseph (1734-97) (after); 58.1x43.5 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul Mellon



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"Smithy: A Journey Through Time and Craftsmanship" Step into the historic Gretna Green Building in Herm, Channel Islands, and you'll find yourself transported back to a bygone era. This charming cottage was once home to skilled blacksmiths who dedicated their lives to the art of metalwork. As you wander through the quaint village, you can't help but notice the La Rosiere Steps leading up to a traditional forge. The rhythmic clanging of hammers against anvils fills the air as blacksmiths skillfully shape molten iron into works of art. A glimpse into history reveals a captivating scene captured on canvas - "The Iron Forge Viewed from Without. " Painted in the 1770s, this masterpiece showcases the bustling activity surrounding a busy smithy. Fast forward to more recent times, and we witness a blacksmith diligently shoeing a majestic Metropolitan Police horse. The dedication and precision required for such an important task are evident in every stroke of his hammer. In another corner of London, we encounter a Cockney Blacksmith in 1932. His rough hands tell tales of hard work and perseverance as he continues an age-old tradition passed down through generations. Beyond these local scenes lies an international icon - Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith. Known for his pioneering aviation feats, he too relied on skilled craftsmen like farriers to ensure his planes were ready for takeoff. Traveling across borders brings us to Le Creusot's factories in France during the mid-19th century. These industrial powerhouses employed countless workers who honed their skills within these walls, contributing greatly to society's progress. But amidst all this historical significance lies moments of leisurely escape. Hiking at Adversane [Billingshurst] in August 1938 offers respite from daily routines while showcasing nature's beauty alongside man-made craftsmanship.