Blacksmiths Est. 1988

Place Barton (2003/4)
place barton

Forgework for restoration of mediaeval barn.

 

This mediaeval granary, which is now a venue for weddings and such events, required some large hinges and some long vertical action bolts for its main doors front and back, as well as various smaller doors around the building,The general views give some idea of the layout;  the detail photos are of, firstly, the prototypes for the latches and bolts, (which were initially made for the "Hot Stuff" exhibition at the Devon Guild a couple of years previously), while the last three shots attempt to show how the main bolts work. The latches, due to a misunderstanding, were fitted to the doors upside down;  this meant that they lost their facelike character, which can be clearly seen in the photograph of the mounted prototypes  - but everyone seemed happy with them and as they worked just as well (some say better!) that way up, and  as no one wished to make new holes in the doors, they have stayed like that!