Smithy circa 10 yards south east of The Forge house is a Grade II listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1987. Smithy.
Smithy circa 10 yards south east of The Forge house
- WRENN ID
- bitter-jade-hawthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Yorkshire Dales National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 June 1987
- Type
- Smithy
- OS grid reference
- NY 627 160
- Coordinates
- 54.53842, -2.57754
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Smithy, located about 10 yards southeast of The Forge house, is a building that dates back to around 1844. At the time of the survey in 1985, it was being used for storage. The east elevation features a window lintel that bears the date 1844, along with the initials C.B. (for Christopher Bowman) and tools of the blacksmith's trade, all carved in low relief. Above this, there is a contemporary bas-relief depicting a blacksmith shoeing a horse. The structure is built from slobbered rubble with quoins and has graduated slate roofs. It is a single-storey building with two bays and small outbuildings attached to the north. The main entrance is on the east elevation, and it has fixed windows with glazing bars. Although little of the forge remains inside, a chimney on the south gable has been preserved.
The Smithy is listed primarily due to the large number and variety of decoratively carved stones embedded in the walls, many of which feature inscriptions and scenes of local life. These were created by Christopher Bowman, the village blacksmith, who was also a well-known local poet.
Local climate
Smithy circa 10 yards south east of The Forge house sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 59 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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