This paper is essentially a personal account of experiences in the manufacture of 'Best Yorkshire iron' during the last years of its officially aceepted existence as the top grade of wrought iron, and advances some reasons fom this acceptance. It deals with the raw materials involved, the stages of manufacture up to the final product and its applications in industry. In view of the great amount of labor involved at all stages, the human and humane aspect have not been neglected. The Appendix gives a summaary of the commercial history of the five accredited makers of 'Best Yorkshire', the names of some now being associated with the most up-to-date branches of ferrous and non-ferrous maetallurgy. -- AATA