Smithy and Shelter Sheds 60 Metres North East of High Staward Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1985. Smithy, shelter sheds.

Smithy and Shelter Sheds 60 Metres North East of High Staward Farmhouse

WRENN ID
western-landing-stoat
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 February 1985
Type
Smithy, shelter sheds
OS grid reference
NY 806 592
Coordinates
54.92737, -2.30306
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The smithy and shelter sheds, located 60 metres north-east of High Staward Farmhouse, date from the early 19th century. They are constructed from rubble with cut quoins and dressings, featuring a hipped slate roof and a squared stone ridge stack. The building is single storey and has three segmental-headed arches, along with a four-pane sash window and a boarded door. The smithy area retains its original furnace, bellows, anvil, and many fittings.

Local climate

Smithy and Shelter Sheds 60 Metres North East of High Staward Farmhouse sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 64 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 42 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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