The Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the Rutland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 1984. Storehouse. 1 related planning application.
The Smithy
- WRENN ID
- dusted-threshold-birch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rutland
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 February 1984
- Type
- Storehouse
- Address
- The Smithy, 14, Main Street, Market Overton, LE15 7PL
- OS grid reference
- SK 887 163
- Coordinates
- 52.73786, -0.68658
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Smithy is a former village smithy, now used as a storehouse, dating from the mid 19th century. It is constructed of coursed squared stone and features a Collyweston slate roof, which has a boarded lantern and a stone stack on the right end. The building is 1½ storeys high with a gable on the left side. In the gable, there is a carriage doorway and a single roll door, along with a 2-light window above. To the right, there is a door and two 3-light wooden mullion and transom windows. Additionally, there is a round arched window on the right end. The Smithy is included in the listing for its group value.
Local climate
The Smithy sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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