Description

SE 8000-8100 OWSTON FERRY HIGH STREET
(south side)

21/140 The Smithy

GV II

Smithy and engineering shop. 1859 for George Laming; bay to right raised to
2 storeys in later C19 - early C20. Red brick. Pantile roof. Rectangular
on plan. 2 storeys, 3 first-floor windows. Waggon entrance to right with
double board doors on strap hinges beneath rubbed-brick basket arch with
raised keystone bearing carved horseshoe and raised inscription G L. Pair
1859
of round-headed windows to left with recessed double board doors on strap
hinges, stone sills and rubbed-brick arches. All ground-floor openings have
flush stone hinge-mounting blocks. First floor: pair of 16-pane casements
to left with small panes, stone sills, and lintels at eaves level. Right
bay has 3-light wooden mullioned-and-transomed window with glazing bars and
stone sill beneath segmental arch. Painted sign between two windows to
left:

LAMING & SON
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS
IMPLEMENT AGENTS

Dentilled brick eaves cornice to original left section. Corniced end stack
to left, ridge stack to right. Right gable end has ground-floor casement
with iron glazing bars and small panes beneath segmental arch, outline of
former gable above. Interior retains original fittings; not investigated.
An unusual survival. Included partly for historical interest.

Listing NGR: SE8096100269

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26364246

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Recommended Books

• 
  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
• 
  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)