CHEDHAMS YARD,WARWICKSHIRE.

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<div> <I><B>Situated in the village of Wellesbourne,Warwickshire is a wonderful piece of our social history,the whole place is a time warp of a most important aspect of any village over 200 years ago,the village blacksmith,but this is more than just a Smithys shop,it also incorporates a woodworking shop as well,what is remarkable are the 5000 hand tools still to be seen hanging on the walls,old wooden wheels with metal tyres are stored in one of the outbuildings,a bending machine sits atop the base of a tree and still turns,a set of drawers contain hand made nails and coarse threaded bolts,looking up at the high rafters one can see heavy wooden beams and latticework roofing,galvanised steel panels cover the roof and ivy clings all over the building,there is an air of activity even today as what seems like a building lost in time before your very eyes,the place was last used in 1965 when the doors were closed for the very last time as work was hard to find in a fast changing world of automation.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>So lets take a tour around this incredible piece of history and see how simple objects were crafted by hand with no power tools whatsoever many years ago.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="133de72d0.jpg" border=0 width="743" height="557" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Rows of tools align every corner of the workshop,some 5,000 items have been catalogued just in case they need to be moved for storage in the future.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="133fe62d0.jpg" border=0 width="742" height="557" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Ivy intertwines with another wall full of rusting tools,most of the tools have been hand made or adapted to do the job.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1341e42b0.jpg" border=0 width="740" height="555" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Large saws hanging on the wall ready for use on hand driven machinery.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1343e1290.jpg" border=0 width="737" height="553" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The treadle operated large stone still functions despite its age.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1345e42b0.jpg" border=0 width="740" height="555" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1347e62d0.jpg" border=0 width="742" height="557" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The saw horse.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1349ea300.jpg" border=0 width="746" height="560" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Old wooden pidgeonhole,hanging overhead are old signs from yesteryear.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="134bef330.jpg" border=0 width="751" height="563" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The atmosphere of sweat and toil prevails,ingenuity being the keyword,the village blacksmith was expected to tackle almost anything.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="134df4370.jpg" border=0 width="756" height="567" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Templates and jigs no doubt to emulate time and again standard items rest on primitive racks.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="134ff5380.jpg" border=0 width="757" height="568" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Another 'handraulic' stone sits in the middle of the workshop.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1351f6390.jpg" border=0 width="758" height="569" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>And yet more tools.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1353f93b0.jpg" border=0 width="761" height="571" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1355fa3c0.jpg" border=0 width="762" height="572" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The crumbling fabric of the combined forge and wheelwrights.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1357fa3c0.jpg" border=0 width="762" height="572" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1359fb3c0.jpg" border=0 width="763" height="572" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The Patina of times gone.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="135bfe3f0.jpg" border=0 width="766" height="575" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>More tools and stillages full of artifacts.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="135dfa3c0.jpg" border=0 width="762" height="572" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="135ffd3e0.jpg" border=0 width="765" height="574" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The floor soft as a cushion with wood shavings,treading onto a time capsule.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1361f6f20.jpg" border=0 width="758" height="1010" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1363f83a0.jpg" border=0 width="760" height="570" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Iron clad cartwheels,more artifacts from a bygone age.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1365fc3d0.jpg" border=0 width="764" height="573" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The wood seasoning bay.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="136774450.jpg" border=0 width="628" height="837" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="136959210.jpg" border=0 width="601" height="801" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Metal cladding roller mounted atop a tree stump,it still works.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="136b57c10.jpg" border=0 width="599" height="449" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The hefty bellows for the blacksmiths forge.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="136da3fa0.jpg" border=0 width="675" height="506" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Nature mixes with steel and brickwork adding yet more atmosphere.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="136fa5fc0.jpg" border=0 width="677" height="508" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Wheelbarrow that was made at Chedhams yard in 1950.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="13719f7e0.jpg" border=0 width="671" height="894" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>A place of outstanding rustic beauty,forlorn and untouched.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1373a0f80.jpg" border=0 width="672" height="504" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>A reproduction cart outside the blacksmiths shop.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1375a5870.jpg" border=0 width="677" height="903" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Cams,belts and weights,everything still turns even today.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1377a88a0.jpg" border=0 width="680" height="906" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1379a8fe0.jpg" border=0 width="680" height="510" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="137bab000.jpg" border=0 width="683" height="512" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="137db0040.jpg" border=0 width="688" height="516" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>One of the rafters is marked 'Coldest day 1941' together with other landmarks in history etched into the beams.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="137fb2060.jpg" border=0 width="690" height="518" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The roof of the workshops.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1381b5080.jpg" border=0 width="693" height="520" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The narrow entrance to the enchanting Chedhams yard,between houses and well off the beaten track,what secrets it holds for those that care to explore,and go back in time.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>More Chedhams Yard,the Out Takes-</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="138363ca0.jpg" border=0 width="611" height="458" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="138564cb0.jpg" border=0 width="612" height="459" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="138767cd0.jpg" border=0 width="615" height="461" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Door Patina.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="138968ce0.jpg" border=0 width="616" height="462" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Not a scrap of metal wasted,every corner has pieces of metal for further useage.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="138b6fd30.jpg" border=0 width="623" height="467" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Handles,drifts,cold chisels,old grinding wheels and those coarse threaded nuts and bolts.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="138d6fd30.jpg" border=0 width="623" height="467" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="138f72d60.jpg" border=0 width="626" height="470" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="139175460.jpg" border=0 width="629" height="838" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Rust in peace !!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="139377d90.jpg" border=0 width="631" height="473" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Any ideas ?</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="13957a4d0.jpg" border=0 width="634" height="845" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>What a quaint way to mount a piece of machinery,straight onto a tree stump,strips of metal could then be rolled  outside for use on the wagon wheels.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="139783e20.jpg" border=0 width="643" height="482" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Well seasoned timber some hundreds of years old rests in the seasoning shed.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="139986e50.jpg" border=0 width="646" height="485" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>A surviving Chedham mulls over his days in the yard.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="139b90ec0.jpg" border=0 width="656" height="492" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Note the dimesions scribed onto the girder.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="139f3cfa0.jpg" border=0 width="572" height="762" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="13a23faf0.jpg" border=0 width="575" height="431" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The end of the yard now encircled with a tall fence.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="13a441b10.jpg" border=0 width="577" height="433" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>You can get the idea of the layout of the yard from this picture at the entrance.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="13a644b30.jpg" border=0 width="580" height="435" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>THE OLD SMITHY BAGINTON</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="164400a50.jpg" border=0 width="768" height="677" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>News cutting dated 25-08-1964</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>A new tenant for the Old Smithy at Baginton village was found during 0ctober 2006,an artist blacksmith is renovating the forge in order to get it up and running again,here is a small flashback to 1964 when the place was used as an artists studio.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>