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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1957
TitleBirley Hay Forge, near Ridgeway
Date[20th cent]
LevelFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorBirley Hay Forge, near Ridgeway
Administrative HistoryBirley Hay Forge on the River Moss near Ridgeway was the only water-powered forge where scythes were forged under tilt hammers. It closed in 1938 and was demolished in 1944.
Custodial HistoryAcquired 1979.
Organisation Sub-TypeEngineering and heavy industry
TermBusiness
AcknowledgementsThis list was added to the online catalogue as part of the FindersKeepers project, with the help of Elissa Rowe.
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Ridgeway 
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