Having talked in general about the origins of this series and then about hearths, we’ll move on in the next part of this series to the anvil. It’s the most iconic of blacksmith’s tooling ...

They put the walls back up, put on a roof, found old tools (like the trip hammer in the foreground) and outfitted it with anvils and tongs. Everything you need for a working blacksmith shop.

Gareth Middlehurst says he doesn't want the art of blacksmithing to be lost Six portable, coke-fired forges and six anvils were set up in a purpose-built outside space at the Ernest Cook Trust.