The Olde Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Basingstoke and Deane local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1984. Forge. 2 related planning applications.
The Olde Forge
- WRENN ID
- idle-gable-cobweb
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire MP: Kit Malthouse (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 May 1984
- Type
- Forge
- Address
- The Olde Forge, 8, George Street, Kingsclere, RG20 5NQ
- OS grid reference
- SU 526 586
- Coordinates
- 51.32464, -1.24603
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Olde Forge is a building dating from around the 18th and 19th centuries, with origins in the late medieval period. It features a three-bay timber-frame structure that is mostly intact above the ground floor. The building has a front elevation facing north, consisting of two storeys and two windows. It is topped with a large tiled roof that is hipped at the east end and half-hipped at the west end. The upper walls are plastered, while the ground floor is made of painted brickwork. The windows are casements of various designs. There is a plain doorway with a simple canopy, and on the west side, there is a wide opening leading to the forge, which has half-glazed folding doors. Inside, the building boasts massive beams and a large chimney breast, as well as a notable 18th-century oak corner cupboard with a curved front.
Local climate
The Olde Forge receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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