Former Smithy to Plas Machynlleth is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 November 1990. Smithy.
Former Smithy to Plas Machynlleth
- WRENN ID
- riven-brick-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Powys
- Constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 19 November 1990
- Type
- Smithy
- OS grid reference
- SH 745 006
- Coordinates
- 52.58919, -3.853
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The former smithy to Plas Machynlleth is constructed from purple engineering brick and features end pilasters, a cornice, and a stepped design at the center. It has a horseshoe arch doorway adorned with terracotta voussoirs and regularly spaced 'nails', with a label that has scrolled ends. The doors are boarded. The side elevation is made of rubble and brick, and the building has a slate roof with a cut-down chimney stack at the far gable.
Local climate
Former Smithy to Plas Machynlleth sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,320 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 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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