Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1978. Smithy.

Smithy

WRENN ID
stranded-postern-tarn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 February 1978
Type
Smithy
Address
Smithy, Bridge Street, Long Melford
OS grid reference
TL 878 491
Coordinates
52.10904, 0.74218
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Smithy is a 17th century timber-framed building that is faced in red brick. It features a thatched porch that projects at the north-west end, and the roof is also thatched.

Local climate

Smithy sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% 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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