Smithy to West of Barn at Mossborough Hall is a Grade II listed building in the St. Helens local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 1985. Smithy, wheelwright's shop.

Smithy to West of Barn at Mossborough Hall

WRENN ID
iron-string-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
St. Helens
Constituency
St Helens North MP: David Baines (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 August 1985
Type
Smithy, wheelwright's shop
Address
Smithy to West of Barn at Mossborough Hall, Mossborough Hall Lane, Rainford
OS grid reference
SJ 463 990
Coordinates
53.48506, -2.80929
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The building is a smithy and wheelwright's shop located to the west of the barn at Mossborough Hall, dating from 1852. It is constructed of stone and features a slate roof. The windows are fitted with small-paned iron glazing. There is a segmental entrance with a smaller entrance to the right, and a rear lateral stack.

Local climate

Smithy to West of Barn at Mossborough Hall sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,080 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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