Smithy Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 November 1984. House. 1 related planning application.
Smithy Cottage
- WRENN ID
- open-gallery-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 November 1984
- Type
- House
- Address
- Smithy Cottage, 62, High Street, Ashwell, SG7 5NR
- OS grid reference
- TL 266 396
- Coordinates
- 52.04073, -0.15417
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Smithy Cottage is a mid-19th century house located on the north side of High Street, Ashwell. The house is constructed of white brick with a low slate roof. It is two storeys high, featuring three recessed sash windows with 8/8-panes, each with a gauged flat lintel. A central door has been replaced. Two stacks are present. The building is included on the list for its group value.
Local climate
Smithy Cottage sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2004
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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