The Old Smithy

The Old Smithy is a house that has been converted into a public house. It likely dates from the late 18th century or early 19th century, though it may have earlier origins. The building features rendered stone rubble and a thatched roof with gabled ends, along with a grouted scantle slate lean-to roof over an outshut at the back. There are axial and gable end stacks with red brick shafts.

The original layout probably consisted of a three-room plan. The left and center rooms are heated by gable end and axial stacks, respectively, while the left room is larger and has a doorway between it and the center room, likely intended for a cross-passage. The right room, located beyond the axial stack, is probably unheated. At the back, there is a single-storey outshut, which may be a 19th-century addition. In the 20th century, internal partitions between the left and center rooms were removed to create one large room, and a large wing was added at the front of the right room on higher ground.

The exterior is two storeys high with an asymmetrical four-window front. It features small 19th or 20th-century two-light casements with glazing bars, and the ground floor right window has been altered but remains in its original small opening. There is a doorway to the left of center, which is sheltered by a large 20th-century stone rubble porch with a gabled thatched roof. The thatched roof of the main building extends over the 20th-century wing, which is situated on higher ground. At the back, there is a continuous single-storey outshut with a lean-to scantle slate roof.

Inside, the original partitions between the left and center rooms have been removed, exposing unchamfered beams where the plaster ceiling has been taken down. The fireplaces feature unchamfered timber lintels, with the large left-hand fireplace having a cambered lintel. The first floor and roof structure were not inspected.