The photograph above shows the blacksmiths' shop at the Big Pit, Blaenavon. I put the apostrophe after the "s" rather than before it because I imagine this was the workshop of several people rather than just one. When I was young small towns always had blacksmiths, usually working alone, though sometimes with a partner or assistant. A large coal mine (this one closed in 1980) must have had metalwork a-plenty for this shop as four forges testifies.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Sony DSC-RX100
