The village smithy was once situated on the mainstreet, as was the post office.

But the idyll of the village smithy under the chestnut tree had already long gone.

Prior to the industrial revolution, a "village smithy" was a staple of every town.

Alister greeted him cordially when Rory stopped by the village smithy the next day.

The mill remained operational until 1895, but was only used towards the end as a village smithy.

The village smithy was amongst the old cottages on the southern edge of the village green.

The village smithy, which made ammunition boxes during the World War I, closed in 1992.

Then the camera panned to the village smithy, who happened to be black.

Under the spreading chestnut tree, the village smithy stands.

This year, some of the village smithies are women.