Wheel Mould 2 Metres South of Old Smithy Adjacent to Smithy Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 August 1987. A C18 Wheel mould.
Wheel Mould 2 Metres South of Old Smithy Adjacent to Smithy Cottage
- WRENN ID
- late-doorway-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 August 1987
- Type
- Wheel mould
- OS grid reference
- NU 109 194
- Coordinates
- 55.4687, -1.82815
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The wheel mould, dating from the 18th century or early 19th century, is located 2 metres south of the old smithy, adjacent to Smithy Cottage in Eglingham Village. It is made of cut stone and consists of a circle of dressed stone blocks with an internal diameter of 1 metre, now nearly flush with the ground. This structure was formerly used for shaping iron tyres for cart wheels.
Local climate
Wheel Mould 2 Metres South of Old Smithy Adjacent to Smithy Cottage receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 21 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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