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    Guided tour with the Spade-maker

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    See history literally forged in steel at the last working water-driven spade mill in daily use in the British Isles. Hear the hammers, smell the grit and feel the heat of traditional spade-making. Guided tours vividly capture life during the Industrial Revolution and dig up the history and culture of the humble spade. Then take home one of only 150 hand-made spades produced each year that are on sale.

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    A demonstration of spade making at Pattersons Spade Mill
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