The Old Forge is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 1988. A Mid C18 Cottage and smithy. 3 related planning applications.
The Old Forge
- WRENN ID
- tattered-flue-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 June 1988
- Type
- Cottage and smithy
- Address
- The Old Forge, High Street, Ramsden, OX7 3AU
- OS grid reference
- SP 354 153
- Coordinates
- 51.83578, -1.48653
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Forge is a cottage that was originally a smithy, dating from the mid-18th century. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble and features a stone slate roof. The building has a two-unit plan and is positioned at right angles to the road. It stands two storeys tall, with the south-east front displaying integral brick end stacks. The front has two windows, each with 2-light wooden casements and wooden lintels. To the right, there is a two-panelled half-glazed door, also with a wooden lintel. Adjoining to the left is a one-storey former smithy that has 20th-century French casements. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
The Old Forge receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 5 transactions since 2000
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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