Traditionally, St Clement's Day on November 23rd was a highlight of the year for blacksmiths. He was their patron saint and they celebrated him with demonstrations of skill, music, dancing and feasting. The highlight of the day was "firing the anvil" when metal anvils were packed with gunpowder charges and detonated. Any faulty anvils would crack under the strain so if yours survived, you could be sure it would last for the year ahead.
At Finch Foundry - the last working water-powered iron foundry in England - this tradition still takes place. The Foundry is now in the care of the National Trust and looked after by an enthusiastic team of volunteers and staff. See the 2022 celebrations in this video and find out more about Finch Foundry near Okehampton in Devon at [ Ссылка ]
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