Smithy at Whitehurst Gate and House attached is a Grade II listed building in the Wrexham local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 4 January 1966. Smithy.
Smithy at Whitehurst Gate and House attached
- WRENN ID
- tilted-alcove-thyme
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wrexham
- Constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 4 January 1966
- Type
- Smithy
- Address
- Smithy at Whitehurst Gate and House attached, Chirk
- OS grid reference
- SJ 283 404
- Coordinates
- 52.95686, -3.06763
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Smithy at Whitehurst Gate is a Grade II listed building made of stone with a slated roof and stone stacks. It consists of two storeys and features two abutting 'L'-shaped buildings that present their left gables to the main road. The more westerly building has a door and a dormer window above, both adorned with cut bargeboards, and gable stacks. The easterly building is set lower and includes the smithy within its eastern arm. Modern stained timber windows are present in the wings. The smithy has an open front facing the B5605, featuring a segmental arch with a keystone inscribed "1825 Davies," which is now glazed.
Local climate
Smithy at Whitehurst Gate and House attached receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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