Old Smithy, Blacksmith's House, Stenton

18th and 19th century. Single storey pair of cottages

with smithy adjoined currently (1989) absorbed as

1 cottage. Pink sandstone rubble with stugged quoins

and droved window margins.

SW ELEVATION: irregular arrangement. 3-bay cottage to

right, with door flanked by windows. 3 bays to left with

former door blocked as window, further window and wide

machinery doors to outer left.

NE ELEVATION: gabled projection with forge at N; blank

gable with evidence of former opening/addition; door on

left return, window to right return. Modern

conservatory addition.

Variety of glazing pattern with diamond lead-paned

casement windows and plate glass, sash and case to rear.

Pantiles. Ashlar coped skews. Later stone stacks.

INTERIOR: hooded fire opening of forge in situ, with stone

seats and bellows to one side; carved initials. Grid of 4

square holes (labelled "Witches Niches") on mutual wall.

OUTBUILDING: earlier smithy. Gabled block to SW of The

Smiddy, with lean-to adjoined, serving as garden house and

tool-shed. Gabled porch breaking eaves above doorway on

NE side of lean-to. Truncated stack remaining.

RETAINING WALLS: rubble sandstone retaining walls to

garden at rear, and low wall by roadside.