The Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the Newark and Sherwood local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 March 1986. Smithy.

The Smithy

WRENN ID
over-oriel-bramble
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newark and Sherwood
Constituency
Sherwood Forest MP: Michelle Welsh (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 March 1986
Type
Smithy
Address
The Smithy, Hoveringham Road, Gonalston
OS grid reference
SK 679 474
Coordinates
53.01993, -0.98805
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Smithy is a smithy building dated 1845, constructed of red brick with a pantile roof. It features a single 20th-century red brick ridge stack and raised brick eaves. The building is single storey and has a single bay road/gable front. The central doorway has a double plank door with a wooden lintel above it, and there is a 20th-century inscribed board over the doorway. Surrounding the doorway is a large painted brick horseshoe. At the apex of the building, there is an ashlar plaque inscribed with "J F 1845". The west front consists of seven bays of various builds, which include two Yorkshire sashes set under segmental arches. To the left of the sashes is a doorway with a double plank door, a single glazing bar casement, and further left, there are three doorways with plank doors.

Local climate

The Smithy sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% 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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