Forge to South of the George Hotel is a Grade II listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 June 1983. Forge. 3 related planning applications.
Forge to South of the George Hotel
- WRENN ID
- young-doorway-birch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Constituency
- Huntingdon MP: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 June 1983
- Type
- Forge
- Address
- Forge to South of the George Hotel, High Street, Buckden, PE19 5XA
- OS grid reference
- TL 191 675
- Coordinates
- 52.29335, -0.25472
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This 18th-century open-sided building, originally a forge, is situated to the south of the George Hotel. It comprises three bays and features wooden posts and painted brick walls. The roof is covered with plain tiles, and a gable end stack is located to the east, featuring two flues separated by a round-headed doorway. Two thatch hooks are attached to the back wall.
Local climate
Forge to South of the George Hotel sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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 — 7 transactions since 2003
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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