The Old Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Warwick local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1971. Forge. 2 related planning applications.
The Old Forge
- WRENN ID
- ghost-bonework-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Warwick
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 November 1971
- Type
- Forge
- Address
- The Old Forge, Tainter's Hill, Kenilworth, CV8 2GL
- OS grid reference
- SP 289 727
- Coordinates
- 52.35204, -1.57585
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Forge is a 17th-century building located on Tainter's Hill. It features a whitewashed pebble dash exterior and an old tile roof. The structure is one storey high with an attic and includes three casement windows with glazing bars, as well as one box dormer. There is a modern wooden porch at the entrance. The side elevation is made of squared rubble, and some timber framework is exposed inside.
Local climate
The Old Forge receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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