The Old Forge

The Old Forge is a house that was originally a forge and baker's shop, now serving as a private residence. It dates from the early 18th century, with the southwest wing and a formerly separate east wing added a few years later. The building features brick casing, an eastern bay, and a linking structure from the early 19th century. The eastern bay was heightened in the late 19th century, and the east wing is cased in brick. The house has a timber frame with sandy red brick casings and dark weatherboarding on the northern end of the east wing, topped with red tile roofs.

This two-storey building has four windows on the north-facing side and includes a single-storey long wing to the east, connected to the main house by a lower recessed section with one window. The main part of the house has its first-floor window at a lower level and features a large 20th-century mullioned bay window on the ground floor. The structure shows evidence of having been heightened to align the roof with the main range, which has smaller windows in the middle and two-light and three-light windows on each floor on either side. The windows are flush Yorkshire sliding casements, and the former central door has been converted into a lower two-light window.

Originally, the building was a two-bay framed structure with a large east gable chimney and a stair beside it at the rear. The entry led into a heated room, which has an exposed axial beam and joists. The western bay features a crossbeam that supports the exposed joists, along with a small internal gable chimney added later. The southwest rear wing is a gabled single-bay structure with lower floor levels, likely serving as a service room. The east wing has unjowled posts and inclined queen-posts in its roof trusses.