The Old Hall Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the Sunderland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 July 1985. Smithy, commercial.
The Old Hall Smithy
- WRENN ID
- riven-rafter-lark
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sunderland
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South MP: Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 July 1985
- Type
- Smithy, commercial
- Address
- The Old Hall Smithy, Glebe Crescent
- OS grid reference
- NZ 310 566
- Coordinates
- 54.90322, -1.51779
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Hall Smithy is a smithy that has been converted into a pottery. It dates from the mid to late 18th century and is constructed of sandstone rubble with a roof made of pantiles. The building is one storey high and consists of four bays. The central entrance features a Dutch door, which is set beneath a plain wooden lintel. This door is flanked by square casement windows that have vertical glazing bars and hooks for external shutters.
To the right, there is a lower extension that has corner timber posts supporting a beam for the pitched roof. This extension includes full-width windows with glazing bars that were added in the 20th century, as well as a plank and batten door located in the south wall. The overall structure has a low-pitched hipped roof with two brick chimneys at either end.
Local climate
The Old Hall Smithy receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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