Description

SJ 41 NW; 17/45

BASCHURCH C.P.,
YEATON,
The Smithy

(formerly listed as The Blacksmith's)

27.05.53

GV

II

Farmhouse and smithy, now house. Early C17 with smithy added in mid-
to late C18; later additions and alterations. Timber-framed with painted
brick infill and painted sandstone plinth; slate roofs. Hall range of
1½ bays with flush single-bay gabled cross-wing to right; lower smithy
added to left in C18. Two storeys with attic to cross wing. Framing:
small square panels, 4 from cill to wall-plate, including to cross-wing
which has long straight tension braces and hewn jetty continued round
to right and rear; plain moulded bressumer and carved corner brackets.
Gable has queen-strut truss with upper and lower collars and boarded hatch.
Light larger square panels to former smithy, 3 from cill to wall-plate.
Three-light C20 casements, one on each floor to left of hall range and
on each floor to gable. C20 plank door to right of hall range. Red
brick stack behind ridge to right of hall range and integral end stack
to rear of cross-wing. Former smithy has 3-light C20 casement to ground
floor and gabled eaves dormer. Interior. Not inspected but likely
to be of interest.

Listing NGR: SJ4336319328

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26470755

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Recommended Books

• 
  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
• 
  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)