Former Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 July 1987. Smithy.

Former Smithy

WRENN ID
tattered-moulding-russet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 July 1987
Type
Smithy
Address
Former Smithy, Colton, Westmorland and Furness
OS grid reference
SD 318 872
Coordinates
54.27661, -3.04747
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former smithy is a building from the 18th century or early 19th century, constructed of stone rubble with a slate roof. It is a small square structure featuring an outshut with a catslide roof on the south side. The east elevation includes a window with a timber lintel and remnants of a small-paned casement, along with an entrance that has a pivoted door leading to the recessed outshut. There is a grindstone in a timber frame attached to the wall. The north elevation has a later lean-to shed, a lateral stack, and a window with remains of a sash. The west elevation features a gable-end stack and a window with a small-paned casement. Inside, there are two hearths and bellows.

Local climate

Former Smithy sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,570 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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