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Summary

The Old Smithy built as part of the Churston estate

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1293092: THE OLD SMITHY, INCLUDING FRONT GARDEN WALL, RAILING, GATE AND GATE PIERS
• Listed Building (II) 1293092: THE OLD SMITHY, INCLUDING FRONT GARDEN WALL, RAILING, GATE AND GATE PIERS

Other References/Statuses

• Torbay HER: MTO44636

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• Smithy (XIX to Unknown - 1870 AD)

Full description

Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.

Imported from Torbay HER

Department of National Heritage, 1993, Revised List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, p.46; 1946-1/6/48 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV362556.

Smith's house, dated 1870. Two-storeyed double-fronted, double-depth plan, 2 windows wide with gabled centre projection containing the door. Slated roof with red crested ridge-tiles. Red-brick chimney on each end wall. On the left side of the house is the former stable, forge and cart-house; these are separately listed as Ye Old Forge (1946 - 1/6/50). Under the centre gable is a stone plaque with the letter C and a coronet (for Lord Churston) and the date 1870.

Subsidiary features: Low stone rubble front garden wall with flat stone coping. On it stands a low iron railing with widely-spaced uprights carrying a horizontal bar, each upright finished with a moulded finial. 2 stone ashlar gate piers; iron gate with sp arhead uprights, alternately short and tall. Full list description at

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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