The Holden Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the Oldham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1986. House, former smithy. 2 related planning applications.
The Holden Smithy
- WRENN ID
- empty-finial-torch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Oldham
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth MP: Debbie Abrahams (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 July 1986
- Type
- House, former smithy
- Address
- The Holden Smithy, 23, Spurn Lane, Saddleworth, OL3 5QP
- OS grid reference
- SD 999 074
- Coordinates
- 53.56359, -2.00289
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A house and former smithy dating to the 1720s, with alterations made in the late 18th century and 20th century. The building is constructed of hammer-dressed watershot stone with a graduated stone slate roof. It comprises a two-unit house and a single-storey wing to the left, which was formerly the forge. The two-floor front elevation has three bays, featuring a two-light recessed window with chamfered cavetto-moulded stone mullions on the ground floor, and similar four- and three-light windows above. A two-light recessed flat-faced stone mullion window is also present. A blocked doorway to the first floor indicates a later raising of the floor level in the late 18th century. A 20th-century porch has been added to the left wing. The rear elevation exhibits a mix of two-, four-, and three-light windows with cavetto-moulded mullions, along with a twelve-light recessed flat-faced mullion workshop window to the upper floor. The gable features two two-light windows and blocked attic lights, and incorporates a chimney stack.
Local climate
The Holden Smithy sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2003
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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