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Summary

Unlisted house, probably early 19th century, associated with a former smithy and foundry in Bucklebury village

Monument Type(s):

• MANAGERS HOUSE? (19th century to Mid 20th century - 1820 AD? to 1950 AD?)
• WORKERS COTTAGE? (19th century to Mid 20th century - 1820 AD? to 1950 AD?)

Full Description

Foundry House is an unlisted brick cottage, associated with a group of buildings round the river Pang in Bucklebury that were once the site of a foundry and blacksmith's. It seems likely that it was the dwelling of either a manager or some of the workers at the foundry; there is a suggestion that it was occupied by the Hedges family who ran the smithy from 1736 and started the foundry in about 1820.

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