The Old Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 November 1984. House. 1 related planning application.
The Old Smithy
- WRENN ID
- open-zinc-harvest
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 November 1984
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old Smithy, Main Street, Tadmarton, OX15 5SJ
- OS grid reference
- SP 395 375
- Coordinates
- 52.03489, -1.42496
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Smithy is a house located on Main Street in Tadmarton, likely dating from the 17th century. It is constructed of coursed random rubble and features a thatched roof, with three stone stacks positioned at the ends and along the ridge. The building has a three-unit plan and is single storey plus attic, with a two-window range. The elevation facing the road includes two entrances, each with plank doors set in wooden framed surrounds. There is a continuous lintel above the door and window on the right side. On the ground floor, there are two casement windows at either end, both featuring wooden lintels. The attic storey has two eyebrow dormers. Inside, there is a chamfered beam in the main room, although the floor level has been lowered and the fireplace has been rebuilt.
Local climate
The Old Smithy receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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