This blog is the final part of three looking at village blacksmiths – father and son – Ernest and Albert Rhodes, the latter who was also a once well-known author. In it we look at the later history of Albert Rhodes and his engineering company. It’s also a follow-up to our blog of 10 SeptemberContinue reading “Albert Rhodes – village blacksmith to Rhodes Engineering”
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Another piece of village blacksmith’s work identified (but not yet revealed!)
For those of you who have been following these blogs, you’ll know that we have yet to complete our brief overview of the village blacksmiths Ernest and Albert Rhodes. In fact, we’ll be revealing the final part – Albert Rhodes business transition into Rhodes Engineering – at our meeting on 22 September. But that’s notContinue reading “Another piece of village blacksmith’s work identified (but not yet revealed!)”
Albert Rhodes – village author
Our blog of 10 March 2021 remembered the village’s blacksmithing business of Ernest Rhodes and Son, through one of their identifiable works – Brimington Parish Church railings. This blog looks in particular at the son – Albert Rhodes and the novels he wrote, two of which were almost wholly based in Brimington. There’s a shortContinue reading “Albert Rhodes – village author”
Brimington and Tapton Local History Group 