Blacksmith Traditional Geocache
Ten Miles Max: Time to archive this one as the area around the sculpure has been cultivated since I put the cache there, and I don't think it appropriate to have cachers trampling all over it.
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A statue of a blacksmith appeared in the village of Send last year. I have no idea if there are blacksmith links with this place, maybe one of you will know......
Please take care as this is a busy road.
WWs found some information in a local paper, reproduced below:
A sculpture of a blacksmith has been placed on the site of an old forge in a Surrey village. One of the artists involved in creating the work, Andy Quirk, learned his craft from blacksmiths who worked at the forge in Send. The forge was operational in the village from 1899 to the 1960s, but has been replaced by a housing development. Guildford council said the work to celebrate the village history was paid for by the developers.
The local authority commissioned the structure after a request from the parish council.
During its lifetime, the forge made ornamental works such as the railings for Watt's Memorial Chapel and the Abbot's Hospital and the Lady Chapel Screen at Guildford Cathedral. Part of the sculpture includes walnut leaves on the plinth to represent a large walnut tree which used to stand outside the forge.
The cache has a high terrain rating as stealth will be needed.
The difficulty rating is....well you will see why when you get there.
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