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Summary

Former smithy built as part of the Castle Hill Estate during the 19th century.

Location

Protected Status

• Registered Park or Garden (I) 1000120: CASTLE HILL

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BLACKSMITHS WORKSHOP (Built, XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Recorded as part of Pain, Shippon, Smithy & Garden (plot 14) on the Filleigh Tithe Apportionment.

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Small building depicted alongside the road, marked as Smithy on the map.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Two adjoining small buildings marked as Smithy. The map shows a lay-by in front of the building.

Walls, S. + Wapshott, E. + Balmond, F., 2018, Land Adjacent to Filleigh Village Hall, Filleigh, North Devon, Devon. Results of a Historical Visual Impact Assessment, 38 (Report - Assessment). SDV362928.

An historical visual impact assessment was carried on land adjacent to Filleigh Village Hall in order to assess the potential impact of a proposed housing development on the wider landscape and heritage assets within it. The smithy, now converted to a garage, is a 19th century brick and stone built smithy with a terracotta tiled roof.
The level of impact of the proposed development on the smithy will be balanced by the proposed restoration and re-use of the smithy building. It is recommended that a photographic record is undertaken prior to restoration works commencing.

Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.

Building depicted.

Boyde, N. + Wapshott, E. + Walls, S., 2019, The Smithy, Filleigh Village, North Devon (Report - Survey). SDV363247.

Historic building recording for the former smithy adjacent to the village hall in Filleigh, North Devon. This work was undertaken in order to determine the significance of the building prior to its restoration.
The Smithy is a small early 19th century building built by the Castle Hill Estate which has been adapted to different uses in the 20th century. Little evidence remains for its use as a smith and even smoke-blackening, is fairly limited.
The interior comprises two simple cells, one larger, to the east within the original block, Room 1 is probably the former smithy, probably dating to the early 19th century. Room 2 is linked to the main smithy via a former doorway, this room may have been a covered working area/workshop with an open front. The smaller square cell to the west is an addition built in the 20th century. The roof structure is worthy of note, being of A-frames with spiked and pegged joints, fine half lapping and chamfered to timbers.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV359954	Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
SDV362729	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #117273 ]
SDV362928	Report - Assessment: Walls, S. + Wapshott, E. + Balmond, F.. 2018. Land Adjacent to Filleigh Village Hall, Filleigh, North Devon, Devon. Results of a Historical Visual Impact Assessment. South West Archaeology. 180712. Digital. 38.
SDV363247	Report - Survey: Boyde, N. + Wapshott, E. + Walls, S.. 2019. The Smithy, Filleigh Village, North Devon. South West Archaeology. 190606. Digital.
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Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8181 - Historic Building Recording: The Smithy, Filleigh Village, North Devon (Ref: 190606)
• EDV9142 - Historical visual impact assessment of a proposed development on land adjacent to Filleigh Village Hall, Filleigh

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