poppypoppy Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Hi does anyone know what a smithy house is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptoad Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Is it not the house by or near the (black) smith's workshop, where the smith lived? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza58 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Is it not the house by or near the (black) smith's workshop, where the smith lived? Sounds good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy266 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Hmmm, it's a new one on me! Hope we get to find out though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Cutlers were self employed and carried out all the processes of blade making. They would have a smithy adjoining their houses, where they forged the blank blades, which would then be taken to one of the grinding hulls where they were ground and polished prior to having the handles fitted. There are some still around, particularly in the old part of Stannington village. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfish1936 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Have you any context? For example, are you thinking of buying a property so described? or visited a family living in one? Do tell us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppypoppy Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 The reason I am asking about "Smithy Houses" is I was talking to someone the other day about some houses in Killamarsh...and someone mentioned they used to be "Smithy Houses"...I had never heard of them before and the person I was talking to had no idea either...they had been told years before thats what they were called....so to be honest I was curious as to what "Smithy Houses" were....sad isnt it...but hey ho...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy266 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 even Google does not seem to be much help, just pages and pages of B&Bs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppypoppy Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 even Google does not seem to be much help, just pages and pages of B&Bs Yeh I know...I googled it too and thats what I got loads of B & B's.....never mind.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy266 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 even we don't live in a Smithy House, it's a bungalow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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