The Old Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 April 1973. Cottage.
The Old Forge
- WRENN ID
- ghost-hearth-elm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 April 1973
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Old Forge, Leominster Road, Grendon Bishop
- OS grid reference
- SO 596 571
- Coordinates
- 52.21096, -2.59146
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Forge is an 18th-century cottage located on Leominster Road in Greendon Bishop. It is built of coursed rubble and features red brick arches above the windows and door. The cottage has two storeys and includes two three-light casement windows with segmental heads, as well as a central door. The eaves are adorned with brick dentils, and the roof is tiled with gable ends. The property also includes an adjoining blacksmith's workshop, which is constructed of red brick and has shattered windows and a tiled roof.
Local climate
The Old Forge receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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