The Old Forge the Old Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1985. Cottage. 5 related planning applications.
The Old Forge the Old Smithy
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1985
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Old Forge the Old Smithy, Upper Castle Combe, SN14 7HF
- OS grid reference
- ST 848 773
- Coordinates
- 51.49481, -2.21996
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Smithy and No. 9 (The Old Forge) are a pair of cottages dating from the late 17th century or early 18th century. They are constructed of rubble stone and feature a plain tile roof with coped gables. There are chimney stacks located at the rear gable ridge and on the north end wall, as well as on the north end wall of the extension to No. 9. The cottages are two stories high and have a main range with four windows, which is extended by one window range at the north end.
The main range includes one recessed ovolo-moulded two-light window and three timber casements. On the ground floor, there is a three-light ovolo-moulded window with a hoodmould and a relieving arch above it, along with a door set in a flush stone doorcase. There is also a three-light recessed ovolo-moulded window with a hoodmould and a door to No. 9 situated between buttresses, as well as a timber casement window to the right. The end extension features a timber casement window on each floor and has leaded lights. The south end wall has a relieving arch over the upper window.
Inside The Old Smithy, there is a large fireplace with a timber lintel on the rear wall and a cross passage with a smaller fireplace backing onto it.
Local climate
The Old Forge the Old Smithy receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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 — 1 transaction since 2002
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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