Frozen in time, the daily paraphernalia and records of a smithy
stretching back to the 1700s and 1800s and stories and snippets of blacksmiths
of the area.
As disclosed by the census returns, the smithy at Carneddau
became a family concern over the generations.
In 1841 John Jones (33) was the blacksmith at Carneddau Smithy
with his wife Alice (35), formerly Williams, and children Jane (7), John (3)
and Alice (1). On 1 May, 1846, they had a daughter, Mary, at Carneddau. Mary
