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Manafon smithy

A Grade II Listed Building in Manafon, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.612 / 52°36'43"N

Longitude: -3.3136 / 3°18'49"W

OS Eastings: 311148

OS Northings: 302387

OS Grid: SJ111023

Mapcode National: GBR 9S.8GV1

Mapcode Global: WH79T.2LBY

Plus Code: 9C4RJM6P+QG

Entry Name: Manafon smithy

Listing Date: 4 February 1997

Last Amended: 4 February 1997

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 18230

Building Class: Industrial

ID on this website: 300018230

Location: Located immediately E of The Smithy cottage, at the E end of Manafon village centre.

County: Powys

Town: Manafon

Community: Manafon

Community: Manafon

Traditional County: Montgomeryshire

Tagged with: Smithy

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History

The building was erected in the mid C19 to accommodate the smithy, and set slightly away from the estate house.

Exterior

Built partly of stone and partly of brick, with a slate roof. Singly storey, with a brick built stack at the W end. Two window openings, each with a pair of strap-hinged timber shutters, and a pair of double boarded doors, one being original and well covered in horseshoe nails.

Interior

Not seen. Said to preserve most of the original fittings, including the leather bellows, hearth and quenching tanks. Cobbled floor.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a fine example of a C19 village smithy in near its original condition.

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