The Old Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 August 1972. Smithy.
The Old Smithy
- WRENN ID
- grim-bronze-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 August 1972
- Type
- Smithy
- Address
- The Old Smithy, Church Road, Claverdon
- OS grid reference
- SP 200 647
- Coordinates
- 52.28057, -1.70818
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Smithy is a smithy dating from the late 17th century, with later alterations and restorations. It features small timber framing with reddish brick infill arranged in stretcher bond, set on a limestone plinth, and has weatherboarding on the left end. The building has a plain-tile roof.
The exterior is single-storey with a two-unit plan. The left unit has a horse-shoe shaped timber entrance, while the right unit contains a plank door that provides access to the smithy. There are two fixed-light windows with plank shutters, and a forge ash tray is located on the right gable, with additional timbering on the left gable. The roof is gabled and hipped to the left, with a stack at the right end.
Inside, the right side has a cobbled floor, and the forge at the right end includes a brick forge. The Old Smithy forms a group with The Forge House.
Local climate
The Old Smithy receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% 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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