During the COVID19 shortened hours of business for the Forge Bookbarn, you can find us as follows: Saturday, 26th June 2021, 10.00am to 4.00pm. Saturday, 3rd July 2021, 10.00am to 4.00pm. Saturday, 10th July 2021, 10.00am to 4.00pm. Saturday, 17th July 2021, 10.00am to 4.00pm. Saturday, 24th July 2021, 10.00am to 4.00pm. Saturday, 31st July 2021, 10.00am to 4.00pm. Saturday, 7th August 2021, 10.00am to 4.00pm. Saturday, 14th August 2021,...
General News
Friday, 9th to Sunday, 11th August 2019. Due to the forecast extreme weather conditions for this weekend, our Committee has decided to close the Forge Bookbarn on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Also, our proposed “At Home in the Cottage” open day on Sunday, 11th August 2019 will need to be cancelled. We apologise for this inconvenience if you had planned to visit our site this weekend; we look forward to welcoming you later, in much...
THE ANSONIA KITCHEN CLOCK. In pride of place on the kitchen mantelpiece is the Ansonia kitchen clock, now happily marking each hour and half hour with the appropriate number of gongs. The clock dates from the early twentieth century and was made by the Ansonia Clock Co., New York. This clock is the “Kirkwood’ model which was being sold in 1914. In 1844, Anson Phelps formed the Ansonia Brass Co. in Connecticut to supply clocks. The Ansonia...