Farrier fitting horseshoe when hot

SR RDC PH2/1/F2/14

In 1988 the Development Commission (DC) merged with its main agency, the Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas (CoSIRA) to form the Rural Development Commission (RDC). Both bodies had a fairly long history: Commissioners were first appointed to oversee the Development Fund in 1909, while CoSIRA was established in 1968. It was an amalgamation of the Rural Industries Bureau (RIB, established 1921), the Rural Industries Loan Fund (RILF, established 1940), and the Rural Industries Organisers (part of the Rural Community Councils). The Commission advises the Government on matters relating to the economic and social development of rural areas in England. In order to further such development, it has wide powers to give financial assistance, and to acquire land, property and premises.

1 photographic print: b&w

type: PRINT, dimensions: 7.4 x 10 cm [width x height]

English

Farriery, Farriers, Blacksmithing, Blacksmithing- tools and equipment, Horse shoeing, shoeing, Crafts- metal, Graphic Materials

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