Old Smith is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 1985. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.
Old Smith
- WRENN ID
- rooted-chalk-torch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 May 1985
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Old Smith, Bedham Road, Wisborough Green, Chichester, RH14 0EU
- OS grid reference
- TQ 033 237
- Coordinates
- 51.00356, -0.5286
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Old Smith is an L-shaped cottage that dates from the 17th century or earlier. It features a timber-framed structure with exposed timbering and plaster infilling on the north gable end, while the front has been re-faced with stone rubble and red brick dressings. The cottage has a tiled roof and casement windows, with a chimney breast located on the east wall. There is a modern addition in the angle of the L.
Local climate
Old Smith receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 1998
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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