Blacksmiths Shop is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1972. Smithy. 1 related planning application.
Blacksmiths Shop
- WRENN ID
- shadowed-pinnacle-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 March 1972
- Type
- Smithy
- Address
- Blacksmiths Shop, Blacksmith's Corner, Belstead
- OS grid reference
- TM 131 406
- Coordinates
- 52.02312, 1.10468
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Blacksmith's Shop, located at Blacksmith's Corner in Belstead, is an early 19th-century smithy. It is constructed of red brick, primarily in Flemish bond, with English bond used at the rear. The building features a plaintiled hipped roof with stacks positioned on the left and right sides, corresponding to the front and rear of the ridge. Originally a single cell, it has been converted into two cells and remains a single storey.
The exterior includes two boarded shuttered windows, one of which is in a part-blocked opening with a segmental head, along with a small blocked opening. A dentil eaves cornice adds decorative detail. On the left side, there is a boarded stable door, while the right side has a lean-to area used for travis or shoeing.
Inside, the smithy retains its original features, including two forges, an anvil, and all associated equipment. The roof has a spindly clasped purlin structure, which was partly replaced following a fire approximately 20 years ago.
Local climate
Blacksmiths Shop sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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