Kent and Son, Agricultural Engineers the Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the Exmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 January 1986. Smithy.

Kent and Son, Agricultural Engineers the Smithy

WRENN ID
errant-tower-khaki
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Exmoor National Park
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 January 1986
Type
Smithy
Address
Kent and Son, Agricultural Engineers the Smithy, Selworthy, Somerset
OS grid reference
SS 904 469
Coordinates
51.2113, -3.56937
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Smithy, associated with Kent and Son, Agricultural Engineers, is a mid-19th century smithy constructed from red sandstone random rubble with brick quoins and dressings. It features a triple ridge tile roof and a louvred metal opening located on the roof to the right of center. A tall brick stack rises from the rear of the building. The plan consists of a single cell, and it is a single storey structure. The left side has wooden double doors that rise to the eaves, while the right facade slightly projects forward and includes a 3-light window that also extends into the eaves. The right return has a segmental headed 3-light window with a louvred vent above it. The interior has not been seen, but the smithy remains fully operational.

Local climate

Kent and Son, Agricultural Engineers the Smithy sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,150 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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