Working Every Day for Over 70 Years, This Man Is the Longest Serving Blacksmith in Britain

He first picked up a hammer when he was 10 years old.
Ingrid Longauerová
4/24/2016
Updated:
4/24/2016

Hardy Fred Harriss first picked up a hammer when he was 10 years old. The year was 1938, the time, before World War II even started. 

Now 84 years old, he’s still works in his studio every day, giving a sturdy piece of iron life. 

And he claims he will never retire. “I shall live tired, but I shall be not retired,” joked Mr. Harriss, who hopes to pass the craft on. 

Watch the story by Light Yard Film about the longest serving blacksmith in Britain, and if you are interested in iron craft, just drop him a letter!

Ingrid Longauerová is a long time employee at the Epoch Media Group. She started working with The Epoch Times as a freelance journalist in 2007 before coming to New York and work in the Web Production department. She is currently a senior graphic designer for the Elite Magazine, a premier luxury lifestyle magazine for affluent Chinese in America produced by the EMG.
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