Fire
tragedy in centre of village
The
Forge
On
the night of Tuesday 28th May 2002, one of the centrepieces of the
village went up in flames
Photo
from Caroline Harnett
The
Forge, owned by Phil Tizzard, was gutted, all that remains are the four walls.
Shell
of Forge
Amazingly,
the slate plaque which was put up when the binding stone was reinstated for the
Millennium, was untouched.
Slate plaque
As
you can see from the picture below, there is nothing left on the inside, but
this Grade II listed building will be rebuilt, plans are already in hand.
Watch this space, and as the work is carried out, we will follow its
progress.
Inside
Work Starts