The Old Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1987. A Early Modern Cottage. 3 related planning applications.
The Old Smithy
- WRENN ID
- lesser-gutter-flax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1987
- Type
- Cottage
- Period
- Early Modern
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Smithy is a 17th or early 18th century cottage, originally used as a smithy. It has a colour-washed front wall constructed of stone, with a timber-framed rear wall, and a thatched roof. The main western part of the building has a three-room plan, with a back-to-back hearth separating the eastern two rooms. It is a one-storey building with attics. The front elevation features two three-light casement windows and two two-light casement windows on the ground floor, and three gabled dormers, each with a two-light casement window. An east-facing extension, formerly the forge, is one storey high.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2013
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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