Longsmith Street Gloucester
This site is Sponsored by Gloucestershire Web Hosting and Gloucestershire Self Storage Group
Longsmith St. ( previously old smith st. ) refers to one of Gloucester's most important industries during medieval time. Good quality iron was produced here during the reign of Edward the Confessor. Iron ore was mined from Robinswood hill ( now a park ) but the majority would have come from the forest of Dean.
King Henry 1st had many implements, including mattocks and spades for his expedition to Ireland in 1173 and in 1242 Henry 3rd ordered 10.000 horseshoes and 100,000 nails to be delivered in twenty days.
All sorts of associated traders could be found here including shield makers and locksmiths
Nearby towns include Cheltenham, Stroud, and Bristol. Gloucester has good motorway links to Birmingham and the North and South to London. Before the motorway network was built, anyone travelling to Wales, had to travel through Gloucester.
If you have enjoyed our site or found it useful, then why not check out or free forums
our directory
We only list Gloucestershire sites in our free directory. If you run a local site, why not submit it free.
virtual gloucestershire
We have articles, pictures and video clips of Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud and many other towns and villages of Gloucestershire
message boards
Have your say on Gloucestershire news or just chat with our friendly members. We also have event boards telling you what's on in Gloucestershire.