The Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Charnwood local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 October 1984. Forge, outbuildings. 3 related planning applications.
The Forge
- WRENN ID
- far-spandrel-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Charnwood
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston MP: Edward Argar (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 October 1984
- Type
- Forge, outbuildings
- Address
- The Forge, Main Street, Barkby, LE7 3QG
- OS grid reference
- SK 635 098
- Coordinates
- 52.6827, -1.06071
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Forge is a mid-19th century building that served as a forge and includes other outbuildings. It is constructed of brick with a Welsh slate roof for the forge section and Swithland slate for the remaining buildings, which also feature a cobble plinth. The structure is a long, single-storey range. The forge, located on the left, has a three-light window with a cambered head and double doors. The left-hand gable is coped and has a stack. The roof of the longer range is slightly lower and has only a single doorway with a timber lintel on the front elevation. The Forge is an important part of a group of buildings and reflects the architectural style typical of the Pochin Estate.
Local climate
The Forge receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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