The Old Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 October 1987. A Medieval House. 4 related planning applications.

The Old Forge

WRENN ID
solemn-window-birch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Suffolk
Country
England
Date first listed
21 October 1987
Type
House
Period
Medieval
Source
Historic England listing

Description

WINGFIELD CHURCH ROAD TM 27 NW 5/150 The Old Forge - GV II

House. Late C15/early C16. Timber framed and plastered with a thatched roof. 1 1/2 storeys. Various casement windows; one eyebrow dormer in each roof slope. Internal stack. To the north the converted smithy is linked to form a wing of the house: single storey, with a hipped pantiled roof and mid C20 entrance door. A former open hall house with storied ends; the stack is a later insertion into the upper end of the hall. Part of an original hall window is exposed on the ground floor. The open truss has been removed but the blocked mortices for its arched braces can be seen in the wall posts on the ground floor.

Listing NGR: TM2296176880

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