The Old Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1984. Cottage.
The Old Forge
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-pavement-umber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Malvern Hills
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 October 1984
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Old Forge, Main Road, Hallow, WR2 6PW
- OS grid reference
- SO 827 581
- Coordinates
- 52.2216, -2.25399
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Forge is a cottage that dates from the 17th century or earlier, with alterations made in the 19th century and extensions added in the mid-20th century. It features a timber-framed structure with painted brick infill, brick refacing, and replacement walling, topped with a concrete tiled roof and large external chimney stacks at both gable ends. The building consists of two framed bays and is single storey with an attic. The north gable end displays exposed framing, which may include a cruck frame, along with collar and raking struts. The front elevation has irregular fenestration, featuring two ground floor casement windows with cambered heads and a 20th-century timber door at the right end. There is also an attic light in the north gable end.
Adjoining the north gable end is a 19th-century single storey, single celled former dairy wing, which has a dentilled eaves cornice, a casement window on the front elevation, and a rear outshut. Additionally, there are 20th-century extensions to the south gable end and at the rear. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
The Old Forge receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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 — 3 transactions since 2004
- No related consent applications matched
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