The Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Milton Keynes local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 February 1984. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
The Forge
- WRENN ID
- small-stronghold-gold
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Milton Keynes
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North MP: Chris Curtis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 February 1984
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Forge, 1, Olney Road, Lavendon, MK46 4EU
- OS grid reference
- SP 916 535
- Coordinates
- 52.17266, -0.66126
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Forge and No. 3 form a pair of early 19th-century cottages situated on the east side of Olney Road, Lavendon. The cottages are constructed of rubble stone with slate roofs, and feature three brick chimneys. The left-hand cottage, The Forge, has two bays with sash windows, each with painted wooden lintels. A central 19th-century four-panel door is complemented by a plain fanlight, panelled pilasters, and a hood supported on moulded brackets. The right-hand cottage, No. 3, also has two bays, but with three-light casement windows and painted wooden lintels. A central plain door completes the facade.
Local climate
The Forge sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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 — 3 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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