Old Forge Cottage

GREAT BOOKHAM HIGH STREET TQ 1354 NE (east side) 14/80

7.9.51 No.19 (Old Forge Cottage)

GV II

House, now 2 shops and office. C17, greatly altered. White-painted roughcast, but with some timber framing exposed in left gable wall, red tile roof. Rectangular single-depth 2-unit plan. Two low storeys and 2 bays; ground floor replaced by shops; the 1st floor has 2 low 2-light casements under the eaves; chimney on front slope of right-hand gable. The left gable wall has an inserted shop window at ground floor and a large 4-light casement window breaking into the lower of 2 tiers of large framing: 3 rails and some studs of light scantling. The rear has 3 small 2-fight windows at 1st floor, including one horizontal sliding sash, but is otherwise covered by modern additions. Interior: the 2nd bay has a large chamfered spine beam and a small inglenook fireplace with a bressummer of re- used oak; the original rear wall has a 2-light window with diamond-section iron bars. Included for group value.

Listing NGR: TQ1354754535