The Old Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 January 1970. Cottage.
The Old Smithy
- WRENN ID
- fallen-pilaster-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Tatton MP: Esther McVey (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 January 1970
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Old Smithy, 45, Church Street, Great Budworth
- OS grid reference
- SJ 664 776
- Coordinates
- 53.29439, -2.50528
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Smithy is a cottage dating from the mid 17th century, which has been cased in brick, likely in the 19th century. It features painted brickwork, mostly in stretcher bond, and has a grey slate roof. The building is one storey plus an attic and has two windows. The entrance door consists of four broad boards that are adze-finished on the inner face. The lower storey includes one 6-pane window and one 4-pane window, while the attic has a gabled dormer with a casement window of three panes. The right gable-end has a casement window with two panes on the upper storey and a plinthed flush chimney on each gable. There is a rear wing that is flush with the right gable-end. Inside, there are a pair of damaged full crucks against the right gable, another similar pair (one truncated) to the right of the doorway, some oak beams, broad-board doors, and HL- and blacksmith-made strap hinges.
Local climate
The Old Smithy sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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