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Smithy (Former), Peaston
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- Canmore:
- PEASTON, THE SMIDDY
- Historic Scotland:
- HS Reference No 47449
General Details and Location
Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
Smithy (Former)
Other Name(s)
Address
Peaston
Locality
Postcode
Planning Authority
Divisional Area
Reference No
5060
Listing Category
C
OS Grid Ref
NT 42779 65299
Location Type
Rural Settlement
HS Reference No
47449
Description
Single storey, 3-bay smithy with door to centre flanked by windows. Windows and door to rear. Steeply pitched gables.INTERIOR: forge to outer gable with working hearth in place. Plate glass glazing in sash and case windows. Boarded door. Brick coped skews and brick stack. Red pantiles with 3 sections of clear glazing tiles.
Fronting Peaston Steading, opposite now ruinous former bothy houses and the Grieve's house . A good example of East Lothian vernacular. (Historic Scotland)
Photographs in the RCAHMS archive, taken in 1997, show the smithy in active use.
Fronting Peaston Steading, opposite now ruinous former bothy houses and the Grieve's house . A good example of East Lothian vernacular. (Historic Scotland)
Photographs in the RCAHMS archive, taken in 1997, show the smithy in active use.
Building Dates
18th century
Architects
Unknown
Category of Risk and Development History
Condition
Very Poor
Category of Risk
High
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
12/05/2011, 4/12/2014
Development History
May 2011: External inspection finds an attractive building, situated immediately alongside the road, now in a sem-derelict condition. There are broken/ missing pantiles and ridge tiles, lack of proper skews, plant growth at wallhead. Some stones missing at wallhead, evidence of rising damp. One window is missing, the other nearly lost.
5 February 2013: A member of the public advises the building remains at risk and is deteriorating.
4 December 2014: External inspection confirms the roof of the former smithy has partially collapsed.
Guides to Development
Conservation Area
Planning Authority Contact
PAC Telephone Number
01620 827264
Availability
Current Availability
Not Available
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Vacant
Occupancy Type
N/A
Present/Former Uses
Name of Owners
Unverified see FAQ on ascertaining ownership
Type of Ownership
Unknown
Information Services
Additional Contacts/Information Source
Bibliography
Online Resources
Classification
Metal Industries
Original Entry Date
06-OCT-11
Date of Last Edit
02/06/2015
