Forge House

Forge House is a house that dates back to the 16th century and was extended in the mid to late 17th century, with alterations made in the 20th century. The building features an exposed timber frame, with some areas constructed from red brick and flint, and rendered infill. The roof is a combination of thatch and tiles.

Originally, the house consisted of three bays, with two additional bays featuring a lobby entry added to the right in the 17th century. It stands two storeys high with attics. The three bays on the left include one, two, and three-light flush frame casements with leaded panes. The small panel framing has large scantling, and there is a jetty with curved braces supporting the main bearers. The right bay is underbuilt and has a thatched roof. The left end showcases exposed framing with jowled posts and two-light casements.

There is a 19th-century external stack with a half hip. The two 17th-century bays have tiled roofs, with the left bay featuring a lobby entry and a two-storey projecting porch. This porch has a plank door flanked by small lights, and shaped brackets supporting a later four-light oriel window. The exposed frame here has smaller scantling, jowled posts, a cambered tie beam, and collar clasping purlins.

An axial red brick stack was rebuilt in the 19th century. The right bay has a flint plinth and a 17th-century red brick ground floor with a three-light casement in a lugged surround, while the first floor has exposed framing and a later four-light oriel. The right end features a knapped flint base, with brick on the ground floor and lugged surrounds for a two-light casement and French doors, the latter of which has an altered surround. The first floor and attic have one and three-light casements set in pargetted rendering.

At the rear, there is a catslide roof over a lean-to outshut on the right. The 17th-century bays at the back have a brick ground floor and a stair wing behind the entrance bay, which features similar exposed framing. The entrance is located at an angle to the earlier range, which does not project as far to the rear and is fully rendered, with two and three-light casements. To the rear left, there is a small tiled block from the 20th century.