The Old Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 June 1979. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
The Old Smithy
- WRENN ID
- rough-pillar-soot
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 June 1979
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Old Smithy, Pyrton, OX49 5AP
- OS grid reference
- SU 688 960
- Coordinates
- 51.65871, -1.0064
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Smithy is a house that was originally two cottages, dating from the early to mid-18th century. It is constructed of colourwashed chalk rubble and brick, featuring a gabled thatch roof with brick stacks at the ends and on the right ridge. The building has a three-unit plan and is one storey with an attic, displaying a three-window range. There are segmental brick arches over 20th-century doors in the outer bays, and a thatched porch is located to the right. Similar arches are present over an 8-pane sash window and a 19th-century two-light casement, along with two-light half-dormer casements. The roof is hipped over an extension to the right, made of similar materials. Inside, there are chamfered and stopped beams, winder stairs, and an open fireplace in the central room. The first floor has not been inspected but is likely to be of interest. The building was formerly part of the "Pyrton, Clanville, Carnage and Waggon-makers."
Local climate
The Old Smithy sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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 EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 1997
- 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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