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Shire of Toodyay > Records

SYRED'S COTTAGE BEJOORDING, MUD BRICK FORGE

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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

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

Syred's Cottage

Syred's Cottage

SMITHY'S BELLOWS

Year

1973

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

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-31.383111266344, 116.52697955733

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