First World War blacksmith's workshop, Stow Maries Aerodrome, Cold Norton (EHER 81734)

A single-storey blacksmith's workshop with a front courtyard wall forming an adjoining compound to the east. The roof is covered in slate. There is a working field forge with leather bellows, transportable for use in the field for running repairs, but the original static forge has been replaced.

1997. RCHME field survey. The blacksmith's workshop is a single-storeyed building, 6.75m long and 5.18m wide, with a front courtyard wall forming an adjoining compound to the east, 6.75m by 5.10m. The courtyard wall has been much rebuilt, but would appear to have been a primary feature. The roof is slate-covered and has a full-length louvred ridge vent, the roof of which is laid with a modern roofing material. The west elevation has a central chimney stack - presumably for a large hearth - and a single window opening under a concrete lintel, with a cast-iron glazing unit. Large, central double doors give access into the compound to the east and have a small window on the south side of them. The roof is supported by two trusses which sit on concrete pads on top of piers. The interior was not seen. <1> April 2012. Grade II* listed. Plan: Small, rectangular building with an enclosed courtyard to the east. Exterior: The enclosing wall has been rebuilt and has replacement double timber doors to the centre of the east wall. The roof of the building has a full-length louvred ridge vent. The west elevation has a central stack and there are double doors in the east elevation. Interior: The roof has a timber king-post truss and diagonal boarding; the struts for the vent have been replaced. There is a working field forge with leather bellows, transportable for use in the field for running repairs, but the original static forge has been replaced. <2> The building is depicted on the 3rd edition OS map. <3>