The Old Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 February 1953. House. 4 related planning applications.
The Old Forge
- WRENN ID
- over-stone-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 February 1953
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old Forge, Dilwyn, HR4 8HL
- OS grid reference
- SO 415 545
- Coordinates
- 52.18596, -2.85578
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Forge is a house dating back to the 17th century, with extensions added in the early 19th century and some alterations in the mid-20th century. It is a timber-frame structure with painted brick infill between the timbers, set on a rubble plinth, and has a slate roof. The west gable end features a substantial external stack of rubble with a brick shaft. The south-facing street front has two storeys and two windows. The ground floor has a three-light casement window on the left and a two-light casement on the right, both with plank shutters. The central entrance is sheltered by a segmental metal canopy supported on wrought iron brackets, and leads to a four-panel door with the upper two panels glazed. The timber framing is arranged in three square panels, with a further panel raised in the 19th century. Inside, the original roof trusses feature three struts to the collar.
Local climate
The Old Forge receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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