Blacksmiths forge by Andrew Handyside at Combe Mill, Oxfordshire, UK

Did you know that Andrew Handyside who made Friar Gate bridge also made lots of other items such as
Machine tools, Printing Presses, Hydraulic and pneumatic riveters and Forges and they were made right here in Derby at the Duke Street Foundry "Britannia Ironworks".

At Combe Mill in Oxfordshire you will find a double forge that was made by Andrew Handyside in the late 1880s and is still in use today ! See http://www.combemill.org/Overview/forge.html

I would like to thank Tony Simmons of Combe Mill Society for taking the following photographs.

Combe Mill is a working museum and often has open days where you can go and see everything.
Please visit their website for more information :
www.combemill.org
This forge is similar to the one at Underfall Yard workshops in Bristol.

Photographs of the Handyside Forge at Combe Mill:



The Handyside forge from the other side.


The Handyside makers badge on the hood of the forge.



I also found a video which features many of the items here. You can see
the Handyside forge by watching this video here :
Video of Andrew Handyside Dual Forge at Combe Mill.

Also this excellent video about Combe Mill which shows
you what you can see when you visit.


Map Location:
View my Andrew Handyside World Map to see the exact location of this Forge on my world map.
My world map is the result of hundreds of hours of research into the company, plotting out each item as I find it.

Can you help find more Andrew Handyside stuff ?
If anyone out there knows of any other blacksmiths forges around the world bearing the Handyside badge that I have not mentioned yet then please get in touch with details, location, photographs etc.

Thanks
Andy

Ironwork by Andrew Handyside at Hartlepool Railway station, County Durham.

Andrew Handyside who built Friargate bridge in Derby also built quite a few Railway Stations in the UK and around the world, Since starting my Handyside research and launching this blog I am begining to discover more and more of these stations.
Here is a recent discovery in County Durham, UK. Here at Hartlepool railway station you will find lots of decorative ironwork by Handyside.

I would like to thank Ian Stubbs for finding this station for me.

Photographs of the Handyside ironwork in this station.

The platform at Hartlepool railway station:

Photograph by Saltburn line users.

Victorian Spandrel showing the great detail cast by Andrew Handyside.

Photograph by Ian Stubbs.

Decorative Handyside Capital

Photograph by Ian Stubbs.

Roof support column showing Handyside makers badge

Photograph by Ian Stubbs.

Andrew Handyside makers name on base of pillar

Photograph by Ian Stubbs.

Several roof columns by Handyside:

Photograph by Ian Stubbs.

Ornate pillar and roof supports.

Photograph by Ian Stubbs.

Map Location:
View my Andrew Handyside World Map to see the exact location of this railway station on my world map.
My world map is the result of hundreds of hours of research into the company, plotting out each item as I find it.

Can you help find more Andrew Handyside stuff ?
If anyone out there knows of any other railway stations around the world bearing the Handyside badge that I have not mentioned yet then please get in touch with details, location, photographs etc.

Thanks
Andy

Sarmiento School Fountain in San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina, South America by Andrew Handyside

Andrew Handyside who made Friar Gate bridge also made lots of decorative fountains, they were renowned for their high quality and much sort after around the world. Many examples of their work are still in use today.
These fountains were made right here in Derby at the Duke Street Foundry "Britannia Iron Works".

Andrew Handyside exported many decorative fountains around the world during the Victorian era.
The Britannia Foundry's work was well known for its fine quality so these fountains can be found all over the globe but where exactly they are located is difficult to find out.
Thankfully because of my research here people are beginning to contact me with details of Handyside work, I am then able to add it to my world map. It really helps my research being able to use Flickr to see these items for myself.

I would like to thank Lucia Juarez of Tucuman, Argentina for informing me about this fountain. It was made in Derby, England around 1874 by Andrew Handyside and Company.

This particular design of fountain is listed as Design Number 15 on Page 30 of the 1879 publication "An Illustrated book of Designs for Fountains and Vases, costing from £1 to £1200 manufactured by Andrew Handyside".  Its the same design as the one at Prince Alfred College, Adelaide, Australia.

Photographs of this fountain.
General wide angle view of fountain in Sarmiento school yard.


Closer view of the fountain.


Photograph showing the Two Cherubs (putti) embrace the torch which
delivers water from the fountain head these stand in the scallop shell bowl.


View of fountain from above.


Can you help find more Andrew Handyside stuff ?
If anyone out there knows of any other Fountains around the world bearing the Handyside badge that I have not mentioned yet then please get in touch with details, location, photographs etc.

Thanks
Andy

Tucuman Railway Station in Argentina, South America built by Andrew Handyside in 1889.

Andrew Handyside who built Friargate bridge in Derby also built quite a few Railway Stations in the UK and around the world, Since starting my Handyside research and launching this blog I am begining to discover more and more of these stations. Here is a recent discovery in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, South America.

This is Tucuman Railway Station or Terminal station of the General Railroad Mitre (Former Argentinean Central Railroad). In Spanish that is Estación Terminal del Ferrocarril General Mitre.

This railway station is 6709 miles away from Derby where it was manufactured. That distance is "as the crow flies" so it would have travelled much further than that when it was delivered.
The station is absolutely full of Handyside's ironwork from the roof, support columns and decorative ironwork. Its amazing to see this local ironwork on the other side of the planet.

The station was inaugurated on 6^th February 1891 when the first train arrived the from Buenos Aires after a 32 hour journey. The original name of this railway station was “Sunchales”.

Here is a selection of photographs taken in june 2011. I would like to thank Cecilia Laskowski for taking these photographs and Lucía Juárez for her assistance.
I have also recently been told about yet another Handyside railway station in Argentina, which is in Santiago Del Estero which I hope to post about at some point in the future.

Photographs of Tucuman Railway Station:


Very decorative ironwork roof supports by Handyside.


The Handyside ironwork in the car park.


Close up of the roof structure.


View of the support columns with Handyside badges


Ornate cast iron decoration on the top of a column.


A view of the platforms and Handyside roof structure.


A long row of Handyside support columns.


Map Location:
View my Andrew Handyside World Map to see the exact location of this railway station on my world map.
My world map is the result of hundreds of hours of research into the company, plotting out each item as I find it.

Can you help find more Andrew Handyside stuff ?
If anyone out there knows of any other railway stations around the world bearing the Handyside badge that I have not mentioned yet then please get in touch with details, location, photographs etc.

Thanks
Andy