Free visit of the museum and exhibitions

Name: Visite libre du musée et des expositions
Start: 2022-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Site-musée de la Grosse Forge

What could be more durable than a 500-year-old Grosse Forge?

17 et 18 septembre 2022Passat

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Free visit of the museum and its exhibitions: "the 500 years of the Grosse Forge", "the treatment of waste of the Mouchel".

Types d'événement

Visite libre

Thème 2022

Patrimoine durable

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À propos du lieu

Site-musée de la Grosse Forge

Rue de la Vieille-Forge, 61270 Aube

Orne
Normandie

Installed(Settled) at the beginning of the XVIth century, the Big Smithy is among the best keeping(preserving) of Europe. She(It) groups(includes) on the same site of the workshops(studios) of brass and iron productions as Risle livened up(led) during the five centuries. The smithy is placed at the foot of the dike which holds(retains) the water of the river to cross-post(pour) it in two channels(canals) feeding each a wheel. Hydraulic energy allowed putting in movement of the hammer and of the necessary bellows(slaps) a the year smooth running of both ovens of refinery and of oven of boiler room. From 1850, the smithy was converted to the copper by Mr Mouchel without new arrangements(developments), partly kept(preserved), corrupt in no way the previous constructions.

Etiquetas

Édifice industriel, scientifique et technique, Monument historique

Accès

RN 26 direction(management) Argentan - Station of the Eagle - line Paris - Granville

02 33 34 14 93

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