Roddas Smithy, 15 Park Corner, Penzance, Cornwall

Photograph taken 1896 - 1920 © Reproduced by permission of Historic England Archive ref: BB98/02057

An exterior view of the blacksmiths shop showing the men shoeing horses. The interior was too dark to photograph the men working so the photographer seems to have got them to do their work outside to get his shot.

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Cornwall Penzance

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Edwardian (1902 - 1913)

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This mill was originally known as Jumble Hole Mill. It was first mentioned in 1788. Between 1815 and 1826 it was owned by Christopher Rawden who owned several mills in the locality. On 11th August 1899 the mill was destroyed by fire. This photograph could have been taken after the fire. The mill was altered and extended during the 19th and 20th century. The 1947 Yorkshire textile Industry directory has an entry for Jumble Hole Mill:
'Cocker and Co (1929) Ltd. (bleaching, dyeing and finishing of blacks and colours; rayons; crepes; cashmeres; brocades; muslins)
Cockers closed in the 1950s, but the mill was later used for silk dyeing.

Roddas Smithy, 15 Park Corner, Penzance, Cornwall

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