The Forge

The Forge is a house and smithy that now forms one long range, dating from the 17th century and later. The house is one-and-a-half storeys high, while the smithy is the same height but has no upper floor. The structure is timber-framed, with the house faced in black knapped flint and white brick dressings, while the smithy is weatherboarded. A small linking section between the two has roughcast panels. The main roof is covered with plaintiles, and there are slates on a single-storey lean-to at the east end. The building features pierced and fluted bargeboards, one internal chimney stack, and an additional chimney added at the east end.

The house has two 3-light casement windows with square leaded panes, pintle hinges, and arched heads to the frames and surrounds. There are also two gabled dormers with similar 2-light leaded casement windows. The entrance door is a six-panelled design with raised fielded panels, the top two of which are glazed, and it is set within an ornate 20th-century wrought-iron porch. The smithy has two typical industrial windows, each divided into high, narrow vertical lights, flanking a half-glazed door. The linking section also has two gabled dormers that match those of the house. While there is little framing visible in the house, the smithy, which is still operational, retains all its original fittings and features an open side-purlin roof.