Chronicles of a Country Works - Smyths of Peasenhall
Wed 08 Apr
|Masonic Rooms
Starting from a small works situated behind the churchyard wall at Peasenhall, seed drills were made for 167 years which became famous throughout the world for their quality and the ability to sow practically anything.
Time & Location
08 Apr 2026, 14:00
Masonic Rooms, Off Redenhall Road, Harleston IP20 9EN
About the event
Extensive research has revealed a remarkable story of a business whose products gained a high international reputation and were exported to countries near and far. Established in 1800, Smyths survived the agricultural recessions of the 19th century, the economic depressions of the 20th century and a disasterous fire, only to be overtaken by technological developments and mass production which caused its demise after nearly 170 years of production.