The Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 December 1984. Outbuilding.
The Smithy
- WRENN ID
- winter-loft-vermeil
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Harborough
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 December 1984
- Type
- Outbuilding
- Address
- The Smithy, 14, Main Street, Houghton on the Hill
- OS grid reference
- SK 679 035
- Coordinates
- 52.62524, -0.99723
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Smithy is an outbuilding that was formerly a smithy, dating from the early 19th century. It is constructed of red brick and features a Welsh slate roof that is hipped to the left, with a brick stack at the right end. The building is single-storey and has a three-fold carriage door with a cambered lintel on the left side, along with two windows to the right that have rounded arches. These windows are fitted with unusual iron apron shutters.
Local climate
The Smithy receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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