This was to be found right at the top of North Street, adjoining the tiny old cottages which are seen on nearby photographs. (Were they there now they would be numbered in Dyke Road).
There is some doubt about the age of the Forge, but it is accepted that it had been in the Haselgrove family since 1810. The photograph is dated 13 March 1932, which means that I was wrong in saying that demolition took place in 1930. The forge closed in 1932 and Mr H. Haselgrove died in the following year. It was stated in the local press that he was buried “clad in a Sussex smock”. The three cottages, numbered 101, 102 and 103, North Street, lasted a few more years.
Image Reference: JG_21_023.tif
Date: 1932
Image Details: Copy
Size of Original: 167x126
Place: Brighton
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