Iron Making in the Olden Times / as instanced in the Ancient Mines, Forges, and Furnaces of The Forest of Dean

by H. G. Nicholls

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IRON MAKING
IN THE OLDEN TIMES:
as instanced in the
ANCIENT MINES, FORGES, AND FURNACES OF
THE FOREST OF DEAN,

HISTORICALLY RELATED, ON THE BASIS OF CONTEMPORARY RECORDS
AND EXACT LOCAL INVESTIGATION:

By Rev. H. G. NICHOLLS, M.A.,

author of “an historical and descriptive account of the forest of dean,” and
“the personalities of the forest of dean.”

1866

DEDICATORY PREFACE.

The remarkable revival and development that has recently taken place in the Iron Works of the Forest of Dean, and the consequent improvement which has accrued to the district, proves conclusively that its condition and prospects are largely dependent upon such manufacture. Impressed with this fact, it has occurred to the Author that a more particular account of them than has been given in his former work on the Forest might prove interesting to the numerous individuals with whom they are connected.