tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4461618996250470883.post3783931924691837034..comments2024-03-25T20:11:39.630+00:00Comments on East Yorkshire local and family history: Laxton historySusan Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15510448382222785024noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4461618996250470883.post-69338131873282825132019-03-14T07:44:17.134+00:002019-03-14T07:44:17.134+00:00Before Herbert it was Laurie Fox who was the black...Before Herbert it was Laurie Fox who was the blacksmith. I have a memory of him bringing a portable electric welder to our steam boiler at Elm Tree Gardens to make some repairs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09489383363637448788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4461618996250470883.post-70433814254869006362016-03-06T16:30:26.958+00:002016-03-06T16:30:26.958+00:00Do you happen to know how old the pub is?Do you happen to know how old the pub is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4461618996250470883.post-34867725831892936392012-01-12T22:18:31.992+00:002012-01-12T22:18:31.992+00:00I remember him really well, he used to come & ...I remember him really well, he used to come & see my pony. He looked like a blacksmith from a children's book, big & broad with curly hair.<br />My pony must have had a bad experience once & was impossible to shoe. Herbert tried to make friends with him by giving him polos, but when he put on his leather apron the pony went on two hind legs. His advice was just to trot him on the roads & he used to knock all his hoofs with a hammer to check he was in no pain & they were sound. I think he said he had shod horses in the armed forces.Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16009838938213286099noreply@blogger.com