The oldest part of this scythe and sickle manufacturing complex are the ranges to the south west around a central pond. This part of the works possibly dating back to 1743 establishment of this works by Thomas Staniforth. Pond may well have been to store water for a beam engine installed 1820 which allowed grinding to be moved here from forge wheels on the Shire Brook to the north. Late 19th / 20th century sheds to the north. Owners house to the east GII listed c1825. Taken over by Spear and Jackson before closure in 1980. Presently in multi occupancy and poor repair (info from Bayliss 1995, 50). Possible fragmentary legibility of earlier boundaries and features due to the location of this site within an earlier historic core.