The Old Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1958. Commercial. 5 related planning applications.
The Old Forge
- WRENN ID
- sleeping-chapel-yarrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 1958
- Type
- Commercial
- Address
- The Old Forge, 9 and 11, Church Street, Boxford, CO10 5DU
- OS grid reference
- TL 962 404
- Coordinates
- 52.02791, 0.85892
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Forge is a timber-framed and plastered building of mediaeval origin, located on the west side of Church Street, Boxford. It features a cross wing at its south end. The main hall block is a single storey with attics, while the cross wing is two storeys high. The building has casement windows. On the ground floor, two old windows retain their leaded upper lights, and a six-panel door is framed by a moulded wood architrave and cornice. A former smithy is located at the north end, with double doors providing access. The roof is tiled and includes two small dormers facing the front.
Local climate
The Old Forge 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 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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 — 2 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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