Hackney stable and smithy approximately 15 metres north of Horsley Brook Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Lichfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 January 1988. Stable, smithy.

Hackney stable and smithy approximately 15 metres north of Horsley Brook Farmhouse

WRENN ID
far-pedestal-lichen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Tamworth MP: Sarah Edwards (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 January 1988
Type
Stable, smithy
OS grid reference
SK 145 064
Coordinates
52.65541, -1.78619
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Hackney stable and smithy, built in the early 19th century, is located approximately 15 metres north of Horsley Brook Farmhouse. The structure is made of red brick resting on a stone plinth, with tiled roofs featuring an eaves band.

The building consists of two parts: the hackney stable to the south is a single-storey structure with a hay loft above. The south gable includes a hay loft door at the apex and a stable door to the left, both with segmental heads. The west side has four small openings at varying heights. Attached to the north is the smithy, which is of similar length but has eaves set about 1300mm lower. The stack is now missing, and there is a segmental-headed entry in the centre of the west side, although the forge has been removed. This building is part of a complete farm group that was constructed for the Swinfen estate.

Local climate

Hackney stable and smithy approximately 15 metres north of Horsley Brook Farmhouse receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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