At the beginning of the 16th century, 12 blacksmith shops were set up in Rua Nova, where various Jewish craftsmen developed their activity, who had been expelled from Spain and, meanwhile, were forcibly converted to Christianity, becoming known as New Christians.
In the fifties of the 20th century, there were still five workshops in operation on this street, including that of the Tapadejo family, now Workshop-Museum.

The last craftsman in this workshop was Master Carolino Tapadejo, who received the art of blacksmithing from his father, João Tapadejo. Mestre Carolino gave life to the space between 1945 and 2001. During this period he trained almost fifty apprentices. The mastery with which he worked iron, from archaic forms to the most modern techniques for molding that noble metal, soon distinguished him and made him known in many countries of the world to where he sent authentic pieces of art that he designed and produced: Germany, Japan , France, United States, among other countries. In the workshop and in his house, he received many hundreds of people of various nationalities, to whom he showed the iron works with which he was furnishing his living room.

To perpetuate the memory of Mestre Carolino and of all those who, over the centuries (many times in terrible conditions of survival), dedicated themselves to working iron, his sons, Carolino, Mateus and José Alberto, established a partnership with the Junta of Parish of São João Baptista (owner of the property), with a view to creating a Museum-Workshop, making all the assets available, so that fellow countrymen and outsiders could enjoy tools and other objects, some of which are over 500 years old . It is also possible, under certain conditions, to attend some demonstrations, namely forging work.

Fonte: https://www.castelodevide.pt/2029/oficina—museu-mestre-carolino