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Hempstead |
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Village History |
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The first mention of Hempstead Forge is in White's Directory of 1836 and the last time is in Kelly's Directory of 1937, although the forge was almost certainly in operation before 1836 and possibly after 1937. The last horse recorded as being shod was in 1935. |
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Albert James Roy with his son Jack Roy bring a horse in for shoeing
- c.1933 |
Garwood House behind the horse in the above photo is still three cottages before being converted to a single dewelling by Albert James Roy after 1945. |
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The working forge - c.1933 |
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Blacksmiths |
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| John Daglass | 1836 |
| John Daglass | 1845 |
| John Dagless | 1854 |
| Robert Turner | 1854 |
| Alfred Graveling - and shoemaker | 1864 |
| Noah Harrison | 1879 |
| Noah Harrison | 1883 |
| Thomas Charles Baker - and ironmonger | 1890 |
| Thomas Charles Baker - and ironmonger | 1892 |
| Thomas Charles Baker - and ironmonger | 1896 |
| Frederick Bartell | 1916 |
| Frederick Bartell | 1922 |
| Frederick Bartell | 1925 |
| Frederick English | 1929 |
| Frederick English | 1933 |
| Frederick English | 1937 |
1890 - Thomas Charles Baker - ironmonger and blacksmith, living in Holt |
1892 - Thomas Charles Baker - blacksmith and at Holt, Fakenham and Sherringham |
1896 - Thomas Charles Baker - blacksmith and at Holt, Fakenham and Sherringham |
1912 - Albert. J. Roy, The Forge |
1937 - Albert. J. Roy - dairyman, The Forge |
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| Census 1921: | Albert James Roy (33) b.Stanfield Lily Roy (33) b.Oulton Jack Roy (8) |
6th January 2007 - Ena Roy of the The Forge died in her 95th year. Born at Great Snoring where her father was a wheelwright she trained as a nurse at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. She was a ward sister at Kelling and Cromer and ended her working life as Sister-in-Charge at Gresham’s Sanatorium. She lived at the working forge with her husband Jack. |
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O. S. Map 1885 Courtesy of NLS map images |
Kelly's 1937: Albert J. Roy, dairyman, The Forge |
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