The Old Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 February 1965. A C17 Residential. 5 related planning applications.
The Old Smithy
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-panel-wax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 February 1965
- Type
- Residential
- Address
- The Old Smithy, Main Street, Elmley Castle, WR10 3HS
- OS grid reference
- SO 982 411
- Coordinates
- 52.06891, -2.02731
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Smithy, located on Main Street in Elmley Castle, is a 17th-century building constructed of rubble stone, with some areas restored in modern brick. It features three gabled dormers and modern casement windows. The building is part of a group that includes Park Cottage, Queen Elizabeth I's Arms Public House, cottages occupied by Mrs. Pass and Mr. Finch, Drakely Cottage, and a cottage north of Drakely Cottage.
Local climate
The Old Smithy receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2022
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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