The Old Forge is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 1987. Forge. 1 related planning application.
The Old Forge
- WRENN ID
- little-keystone-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 August 1987
- Type
- Forge
- Address
- The Old Forge, 54, High Street, Tetsworth, OX9 7AB
- OS grid reference
- SP 686 017
- Coordinates
- 51.71057, -1.00754
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Forge is a forge building, likely dating from the early 19th century, with some alterations made in the 20th century. It is constructed of painted brick and features an old plain-tile roof with a brick ridge stack located to the left of the center. The building is single-storey and has a six-bay, three-window range positioned at an angle to the street. There are plank double doors to the left of the center and a plank door leading to a 20th-century opening to the right of the center. The original segmental-headed openings to the left, center, and right have 20th-century casements, with the right opening also featuring 19th-century plank shutters. On the left side, there is a 20th-century panelled door to the left and an 8-pane window with 19th-century plank shutters to the right. Inside, the building has a queen-post roof. It is included for its group value.
Local climate
The Old Forge sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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 — 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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