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SYRED'S COTTAGE BEJOORDING, MUD BRICK FORGE

1973
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Buildings / Structures
Overview

Black and white photo of a section of the blacksmith's shed at Syred's Cottage, and surrounds. Believed to be the mud brick forge.
Visible at the back is a large Smithy's bellow.
Around this is a wood/limestone/corrugated iron structure in a dilapidated state.

Historical information

The timber slab and iron shed with its mud brick forge is believed to have been constructed c1870 in the vicinity of the original homestead built by William Edward Syred and his wife Frances. (The south wing of this modest, single storey dwelling was built in c1859, followed by the north wing addition in 1867.)
During the 1880s, William practised the trade of blacksmith as a side-line to his small farming activities.
The roof on the shed blew off in around 2005, and by 2021 much of the building had collapsed. By this time the mud brick forge located inside had mostly disintegrated

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-37-2001.1488
Item type
Photographs
Material
Photographic Paper
Width
8.9000 cm
Height or length
13.6000 cm
Inscriptions and markings

On back of photo - in blue ink 'Bellows Smithy Syred's Cottage 1973'.

Keywords
BEJOORDING
Syred's Cottage
Syred's Cottage
BEJOORDING
SMITHY'S BELLOWS
Year
1973
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
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-31.383111266344, 116.52697955733

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