Forge Cottage Former Smithy, Approximately 10 Metres North West of Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 June 1962. Former smithy, outbuilding.
Forge Cottage Former Smithy, Approximately 10 Metres North West of Cottage
- WRENN ID
- tattered-groin-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Constituency
- Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 June 1962
- Type
- Former smithy, outbuilding
- OS grid reference
- TL 810 345
- Coordinates
- 51.97981, 0.63453
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Forge Cottage, formerly a smithy, is located approximately 10 metres northwest of the cottage in Great Maplestead. This building, likely dating from the 18th century, is constructed of red brick and features a hipped roof covered with red plain tiles. A red brick chimney stack is present, and the road-facing side has double doors. To the right side, there is a window opening fitted with board shutters, while the left side has a stable door and another window opening.
Local climate
Forge Cottage Former Smithy, Approximately 10 Metres North West of Cottage 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 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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