The Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 November 1988. Blacksmith's shop. 1 related planning application.

The Smithy

WRENN ID
waiting-spandrel-rush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 November 1988
Type
Blacksmith's shop
Address
The Smithy, St. Tudy, PL30 3NN
OS grid reference
SX 066 763
Coordinates
50.55478, -4.73086
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Smithy is a blacksmith's shop dating from around the mid-19th century. It is constructed of stone rubble and cob, topped with a rag slate roof that features gable ends and an integral rear outshot with a catslide roof. There is a brick stack located on the left-hand gable end. The building has a double depth plan, likely consisting of one large rectangular room with an entrance in the right-hand gable end and a forge opposite, heated by the stack on the left-hand gable end. The asymmetrical front elevation includes a 19th-century casement window with lapped glass, and the entrance features a 19th-century plank door. The rear outshot has double plank garage doors. Although the interior is not accessible, The Smithy continues to be used by the local blacksmith.

Local climate

The Smithy sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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