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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Durham => Topic started by: lambkin on Sunday 29 January 06 23:09 GMT (UK)

Title: IRON FOUNDRIES IN WINLATON AREA
Post by: lambkin on Sunday 29 January 06 23:09 GMT (UK)

One of my ancestors was a nail maker in the Winlaton area in 1851 aged 42 how can I find out more about the place he would have worked?

Title: Re: IRON FOUNDRIES IN WINLATON AREA
Post by: tomkin on Sunday 29 January 06 23:31 GMT (UK)

Hi Lambkin,
                     Use your search engine. Put in Winlaton and/or
Winlaton nails and you will get lots of sites dealing with Winlaton,the
area and the industries. Also experiment with variations.
Tomkin

Title: Re: IRON FOUNDRIES IN WINLATON AREA
Post by: whickham on Friday 03 February 06 18:56 GMT (UK)

There's a forge there  that is still there and is open on heritage open days each september. From meory it made nails.