The Forge Restaurant is a Grade II listed building in the Tonbridge and Malling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 August 1952. Restaurant. 1 related planning application.
The Forge Restaurant
- WRENN ID
- rooted-wattle-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 August 1952
- Type
- Restaurant
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Forge Restaurant, formerly known as Old Forge House, is a late 16th-century farmhouse that has been converted into a restaurant. It features a 19th-century wing on the left, which was previously the village forge. The building is constructed of red and grey brick, with an underbuilt ground floor and a tile-hung first floor. It has a plain tiled roof with an end stack to the east and a central stack off-ridge at the front.
The structure is two storeys high and has a three-window front with modern diamond lattice casements. To the right, there is a boarded and ribbed door topped with an 18th-century flat hood supported by brackets. A lean-to extension is also present on the right side. The 19th-century wing on the left projects to the south and is made of painted brick, featuring a plain tiled roof with a catslide to the west. This wing is also two storeys tall and has one window at the south end, with diamond lattice casements. The entrance and a large open bay are located to the right on the east return side, with weatherboarding above the bay.
Inside, there are two original forges adjacent to the 19th-century wing. One of the fireplaces features a stop-chamfered bressumer with a salthole. Additionally, there is a cobbled pavement in front of the left-hand part of the house.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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