The Forge and Building Attached to West is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 February 1987. House.

The Forge and Building Attached to West

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 February 1987
Type
House
OS grid reference
SO 364 672
Coordinates
52.29991, -2.93314
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Forge and the building attached to the west is a structure that likely dates back to the 16th and 17th centuries, with some later alterations. It is constructed from sandstone rubble and timber-frame, featuring plaster and brick infill. The building has a tiled roof with large sandstone and brick stacks located centrally and at the rear. It has a rectangular plan that is aligned west-north-west to east-south-east and consists of one storey and an attic.

The south elevation displays a window arrangement of 1:1:2. On the left side, there are two windows in exposed timber-framed gables, with a late 20th-century window featuring a top vent and glazing bars. The second gable from the left has a late 19th-century two-light casement. To the right, there are two early 20th-century gabled dormers, each with 2-light casements. The ground floor has late 20th-century glazing bar casements on both the left and right sides. The center features two early 20th-century casements, with exposed sandstone visible between the gables.

Access to the building is provided by a diagonally set entry in the right-hand return of the left gable, which has a four-panelled door. There is a second entry on the right side of the other gable. The left gable has a jetty at the first floor level, supported by brackets and a moulded oak cord and tassel motif attached to the corner posts. The right gable features a moulded projecting tie-beam on brackets. The frame is close-studded with single rails on the left and the gables, while the right gable has much heavier scantling than the left. On the right side of the building, there are three square panels situated between the cill and the wall-plate. The interior of the building is not accessible. The western part of the building was formerly known as Sunnyside.

Local climate

The Forge and Building Attached to West receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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