Shoeing a horse

Like his father and grandfather David Caswell works as a blacksmith in Badsey. He makes and repairs asparagus knives and other special tools used for market gardening. The Vale Magazine ran a regular feature 'Tales from the Forge' drawing on David's large collection of stories.

This series of photographs takes you on a short tour around the village of Badsey in Worcestershire. The pictures were taken in 2000, 2001 and 2002 by Richard Phillips and Elizabeth Noyes.