The Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Ashford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 June 1976. Forge. 2 related planning applications.
The Forge
- WRENN ID
- rooted-gable-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ashford
- Constituency
- Ashford MP: Sojan Joseph (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 June 1976
- Type
- Forge
- Address
- The Forge, the Street, Kennington, TN24 9HD
- OS grid reference
- TR 024 449
- Coordinates
- 51.16826, 0.89411
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Forge is a 19th-century building located on the northeast side of The Street in Kennington. It is a single-storey structure made of red brick with a hipped tiled roof. The building features a verandah that extends over the street, supported by two arches with fretted spandrels. The Forge is listed for its sociological interest. It forms part of a group with Tile Cottage, Tutt's Cottage, and Nos 46, 56 to 60 (even), 66, and 68, where Tile Cottage, Tutt's Cottage, and No 46 are noted for their local interest.
Local climate
The Forge sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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.
- 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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