The Old Smoke House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1984. A 17th century House.
The Old Smoke House
- WRENN ID
- ghost-screen-burdock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 August 1984
- Type
- House
- Period
- 17th century
- Address
- The Old Smoke House, Camel Street, Marston Magna
- OS grid reference
- ST 594 226
- Coordinates
- 51.00185, -2.57993
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Smoke House is a house that was formerly a cottage and separate shop, likely dating from the 17th century but now significantly altered. It is constructed from local stone that is cut and squared, laid in a random coursed manner, and has been patched in places. The roof is covered with concrete tiles that have plain verges, and there are modern brick chimney stacks. The building is two stories high and has four bays. The entrance is located between the first and second bays and features a part-glazed door from the 1970s, topped with an old wooden lintel. The windows are small-paned casements from the 1970s, set in a variety of plain openings. The interior has also been much modified, but it is notable for its unusual first-floor bacon curing chamber from the 17th century.
Local climate
The Old Smoke House receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2017
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