12, Church Street is a Grade II listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1983. A 19th century Smithy/store.

12, Church Street

WRENN ID
lesser-clay-oak
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Ribble Valley MP: Maya Ellis (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1983
Type
Smithy/store
Period
19th century
Address
12, Church Street, Slaidburn
OS grid reference
SD 711 523
Coordinates
53.96645, -2.44176
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 12 Church Street is a former smithy, now used as a store, likely built in the early 19th century. The building is constructed of limestone rubble and has a stone slate roof. It stands two storeys tall. On the left side, there is a wide opening with plain reveals and a segmental arch above it. To the right of this opening, there is a window featuring plain reveals, a timber sill, and a timber frame for a later window. Further to the right, there is a shuttered opening with a simple stone surround. On the first floor, there are two fixed windows with glazing bars and plain stone surrounds.

Local climate

12, Church Street sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,320 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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