Blacksmiths Shop Immediately West South West of Number 27 is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1999. Blacksmith's shop.

Blacksmiths Shop Immediately West South West of Number 27

WRENN ID
brooding-cobalt-thistle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Hams
Constituency
South West Devon MP: Rebecca Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 May 1999
Type
Blacksmith's shop
Address
Blacksmiths Shop Immediately West South West of Number 27, Knighton Road, Wembury
OS grid reference
SX 529 496
Coordinates
50.32837, -4.06755
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This blacksmith's shop, dating from the early to mid-19th century, is located immediately west-southwest of Number 27 on Knighton Road in Wembury. The building is constructed from stone rubble and features a corrugated-iron roof with gabled ends. It has a single-cell rectangular plan with an axial stack positioned towards the west end, and there are later outshuts at both the west end and the rear.

The exterior consists of two storeys and presents an asymmetrical three-bay south front. There is a wide doorway to the right of the centre, featuring plank double doors with wrought-iron hinges. To the left of this doorway are two windows, while there is one window to the right, all with shutters and timber lintels. On the rear (north) side, there is a centrally located doorway with a plank door and wrought-iron hinges, a window to the right, and a lean-to outshut clad in corrugated iron on the left. The west end has a weatherboarded outshut with a lean-to roof made of asbestos tiles.

Inside, the forge is located near the west end and includes a stone stack with a slated canopy and bellows situated behind it. The roof features trusses with nailed lapped collars.

Local climate

Blacksmiths Shop Immediately West South West of Number 27 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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