January 31, 2017

Devonshire visits Finch Foundry

Whilst over at the back of Dartmoor in the lovely village of Sticklepath, I visited National Trust’s Finch Foundry.

Probably one of Devon’s most fascinating historical sites, it’s hard to believe that this facility was once one of the South West’s largest hand tool manufacturers, producing tools for miners and land workers. Read more in the February/March 17 issue.

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Nigel Jones

Nigel has been publishing magazines since 1995 (some 20+ years now). Passionate about our countryside and heritage, the magazines reflect this interest. Nigel's the Editor of the DEVONSHIRE magazine which he established in 2009 and founder of the innovative HUBCAST event promotion platform which launched in 2011