Joel OF Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I found this video on YouTube of the old smith & forge down the road from me in Appledore, Kent - just off Romney Marsh. The clip is from an old episode of a countryside program. After the smith died the building became an antiques shop (forge and anvil still in place) but the building's being sold. Can't be turned back into a working forge unfortunately. I was too young to ever know the smith though I know my parents met him. Just a nice little snippet & nice to remember the guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCROB Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 thanks Joel , some amazing work there ....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNJC Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 He certainly was good, any appy's of his out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel OF Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 Appy's being short for apprentices? Don't know t.b.h, I'll ask around. I'm not normally keen on fine decorations like leaves but I loved the ones on that gate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel OF Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 Today I rang a blacksmith that I met briefly once, he works just outside of Canterbury (about an hour away from the Appledore forge) and it came up in conversation that he was an apprentice under the smith in the video...so yep, they're about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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