The Old Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1987. Cottage. 5 related planning applications.

The Old Smithy

WRENN ID
scattered-jamb-harvest
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 June 1987
Type
Cottage
Address
The Old Smithy, Paulerspury, NN12 7LE
OS grid reference
SP 710 474
Coordinates
52.12041, -0.96384
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Smithy is a 17th-century cottage constructed from coursed squared limestone with a thatch roof and a brick ridge stack. It features a two-unit plan and is two stories high with a one-window range. The main front faces the garden and includes a plank door located to the right of center, which has a moulded wood surround and a timber lintel. There are two-light casement windows on the ground floor and a small rectangular window on the first floor to the right, all featuring timber lintels. A 20th-century single-storey extension projects from the far right. Inside, the cottage has moulded spine beams and an open fireplace with a moulded bressumer.

Local climate

The Old Smithy sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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 2019
  • Related listed building consents — 5 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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