The Nook and Smithy Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 May 1984. Pair of cottages.
The Nook and Smithy Cottage
- WRENN ID
- pitched-cornice-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Malvern Hills
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 May 1984
- Type
- Pair of cottages
- Address
- The Nook and Smithy Cottage, Bushley
- OS grid reference
- SO 862 348
- Coordinates
- 52.01196, -2.20211
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Nook and Smithy Cottage is a pair of cottages dating from the 17th century. They are constructed with a timber frame and painted brick, topped with a plain tile roof. The building features one ridge stack, three gabled dormers, and an outside stack at the east end. The square framing is a notable characteristic. On the ground floor, the left side has a door flanked by a 2-light casement and a 3-light casement, while the right side has a door and a 3-light casement.
Local climate
The Nook and Smithy Cottage 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 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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