Hallam Ashley Collection (1931-1980) Gallery

Farrier, Woodbastwick, Norfolk AA98_13563

Woodbastwick, Norfolk. Interior of blacksmiths shop. A farrier shoeing a horse. A working horse would need re-shoeing about every five weeks. Here a hot shoe is measured against the horse's hoof, and the farrier can tell by the mark left how much to alter the shoe. However, the post-war campaign to mechanise agriculture meant that within a decade of this picture being taken there were few working farriers left. Photographed by Hallam Ashley, February 1949

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Maltings, Stowmarket MF98_01576_08

The Maltings, Station Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk. Interior view. Malt, the first process in the making of beer, is traditionally made in a floor maltings. The grain, usually barley, is first soaked in water in big tanks or steeps and is then spread out at a depth of about 30cm over the malthouse floors. When it begins to sprout it is transferred to a kiln where it is heated to stop it growing. Once nearly every town and village in England had a traditional malthouse: today fewer than ten are still in use. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in September 1970

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Windmill, Norfolk OP04512

Horsey Drainage Mill, Norfolk. A 4 storey red brick tower wind pump with a boat shaped cap, petticoat, gallery and four sails. Sails set in the diagonal position, reputed to be a warning to Broads smugglers that Customs men were on patrol! The mill fell into disrepair in the 1950s but was restored in 1961 and is now in working order. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in April 1963

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