The Old Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 August 1972. House.
The Old Smithy
- WRENN ID
- patient-oriel-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham MP: Nigel Huddleston (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 August 1972
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old Smithy, Drakes Broughton and Wadborough
- OS grid reference
- SO 903 476
- Coordinates
- 52.12741, -2.14255
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Smithy is a small 17th century cottage located in Drakes Broughton, Wadborough. It features a timber frame with limewashed brick nogging and stands two storeys tall. The cottage has small casement windows and is topped with a thatched roof. There is a later porch and an extension added to the building.
Local climate
The Old Smithy receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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