Comments on: Kevin Boys, Blacksmith

By: Dave Barlow

Dave Barlow — Wed, 09 May 2018 03:00:28 +0000

I went to graduate school in Baltimore with Kevin. I have not seen him since graduation in 1984. Do you know how I can reach him?

By: Annie G

Annie G — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 19:37:27 +0000

Thank you for this, GA. A couple of years ago, on a very hot Saturday afternoon, I took a walk from London Bridge down along the river and came across the farm. I was fascinated by the history of the place as a receiving station for the smallpox ships and wondered what was inside the old receiving shed – it was shut that day. Now I know!

By: pauline taylor

pauline taylor — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:59:33 +0000

Great story especially the bit about the rack!! I remember our village blacksmith’s very well and his son and I were best friends as children and remained so until he sadly died a few years ago. Mr Page, the blacksmith, was so unlike the picture of a blacksmith that most of us have in our mind as he and everything in his workshop were immaculate and tidy but he made beautiful wrought iron gates and so on as well as shoeing innumerable horses. He also made yet more lovely things in his equally immaculate workshop at home. More very happy memories for me so thank you again GA.

By: Bob Davenport

Bob Davenport — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 08:51:58 +0000

Wonderful stuff, but that’s not a pork-pie hat – see https://jazzatelier.wordpress.com/2011/03/24/how-to-make-a-pork-pie-hat-by-lester-young/ for the real thing.

By: Caroline Bottomley

Caroline Bottomley — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 07:10:12 +0000

Our blacksmith used to let us go in and look at the forge and sometimes at him shoeing the horses. It was very small, stone floor.
I remember it as a really nice place. So he must have been a nice man.

By: Caroline Bottomley

Caroline Bottomley — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 07:05:49 +0000

We lived next door but one to the blacksmith’s in our village. 1960s/70s. You just reminded me! He seemed quite busy back then – but I also remember being taught how to drive a tractor – there was start, forward and stop. That was it. So not very industrialised at that point.

By: Valerie-Jael

Valerie-Jael — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 06:54:15 +0000

Wonderful report, he certainly makes some very interesting objects. It’s good to see that these old trades are still being followed and kept alive. Valerie