Forge House is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 November 1984. House.

Forge House

WRENN ID
buried-floor-sedge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 November 1984
Type
House
Address
Forge House, the Street, Kettleburgh
OS grid reference
TM 263 601
Coordinates
52.19325, 1.3106
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Forge House is a house dating from the late 16th century to early 17th century, with later extensions added to the north. It is constructed with a timber frame and plaster, originally featuring paneling, and has a roof covered with modern concrete plain tiles. The building has two storeys and a main range to the south, designed with a two-cell plan and an internal stack. To the north, there is a twin-gabled extension from the 18th century, along with a single-storey addition from the 20th century. The windows and door were updated in the mid-20th century.

Local climate

Forge House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 670 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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