The Old Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Rugby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1951. Cottage.
The Old Forge
- WRENN ID
- riven-cobble-wind
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rugby
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 December 1951
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Old Forge, 2, Rugby Road, Dunchurch
- OS grid reference
- SP 485 712
- Coordinates
- 52.33748, -1.28903
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Forge is a cottage that incorporates a former forge, dating from the 17th century with later alterations. It features a timber frame with square framing and brick infill from various periods. The roof is thatched, with a brick stack at the right end and a ridge stack on the wing. There is a one-storey range at right angles on the right side, likely from the 18th or 19th century, which has some framing but is mostly brick with a tiled roof. The building is in an L-plan layout, with the wing at the rear fronting the road. It is one storey with an attic and has a two-window range. The entrance to the one-storey range has a ribbed door and two small arched lights. The main range features a three-light leaded casement window with a painted wood lintel and plank shutters on the right side. On the left, there are paired two-light casements from the 19th century, all with glazing bars. The roof includes swept dormers and a small cross-glazed window between the floors. The left return side facing the road has a lower wing on the left and a two-window range. 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1995
- No related consent applications matched
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