The Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1967. Cottage, forge. 4 related planning applications.
The Forge
- WRENN ID
- cold-cobalt-river
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 February 1967
- Type
- Cottage, forge
- Address
- The Forge, Birmingham Road, Coughton, B49 5HU
- OS grid reference
- SP 080 604
- Coordinates
- 52.24181, -1.88424
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Forge is a cottage and forge dating back to approximately 1500, with the forge possibly added in the 16th or early 17th century. It is timber-framed, featuring substantial timbering with curved braces and brick infill. The roof is tiled, with brick ridge and end stacks. The building originally comprised three units. It is a single-storey structure with an attic, originally containing one window. The cottage section has a plank door and two 19th-century casement windows with glazing bars, alongside a dormer with a horizontal sliding sash window. The forge, located on the left side, has a plank door and two windows with external shutters. The right return side displays curved braces and a 19th-century external stack. Exposed timber framing is visible at the rear.
Inside, the building retains exposed timber framing and ceiling beams, and an open fireplace with a chamfered bressumer. It includes an 8-panelled door and winder stairs. A room above the forge has a composition floor and two internal leaded windows. The roof structure features heavy timbers with curved braces and windbraces. The forge retains its original hearth. Also present is a 19th-century brick cart house with plank doors located on the left side.
Local climate
The 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 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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 — 2 transactions since 2005
- 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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