The Former Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 1987. Smithy.
The Former Smithy
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-stronghold-equinox
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 January 1987
- Type
- Smithy
- Address
- The Former Smithy, Broadwell
- OS grid reference
- SP 206 274
- Coordinates
- 51.94474, -1.70026
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Former Smithy is a former smithy building that dates from the 18th to 19th century. It is constructed of coursed squared and dressed limestone and features a stone slate roof with an ashlar stack. There is a corrugated iron shed attached to the left, which is not of special interest. The building has three two-light windows with wooden shutters and an entrance located at the rear. Inside, there are bellows still in place at the right end. The building is situated in a prominent position next to the road.
Local climate
The Former Smithy receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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