The Old Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Rugby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1987. Cottage. 5 related planning applications.
The Old Forge
- WRENN ID
- turning-eave-azure
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rugby
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 July 1987
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Old Forge, Main Street, Thurlaston, CV23 9JS
- OS grid reference
- SP 467 710
- Coordinates
- 52.33562, -1.31482
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Forge is an 18th-century cottage and former forge located on the west side of Main Street, Thurlaston. Constructed of Flemish bond brick, it has a thatched roof with a brick ridge and an external stack to the left. The building consists of three main units, with a one-unit single-storey range to the right, likely the original forge. A 20th-century ribbed door is set within a thatched rustic porch. The right-hand side features 19th-century three-light casement windows with brick segmental arches. Eyebrow dormers have 2-light wood and iron casements with horizontal glazing bars. A lower range on the left has an altered 17th-century casement and plank shutters. A 20th-century addition to the right is not of architectural significance. The left return side has an external stack with a wide chimney breast, and a timber-framed gable with brick infill. A 19th-century brick lean-to to the rear has a slate roof. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
The Old Forge receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2024
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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