The Forge is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1955. Forge. 2 related planning applications.
The Forge
- WRENN ID
- errant-arch-blackthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 February 1955
- Type
- Forge
- Address
- The Forge, Branscombe, EX12 3DB
- OS grid reference
- SY 197 886
- Coordinates
- 50.69228, -3.13803
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Forge is a working forge dating from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It is constructed of exposed stone rubble, with a thatched roof. The plan consists of the forge itself, with an open-fronted shelter facing east towards the road, and a former woodshed attached to the right.
The front of the building contains two doorways, each with a window to the right. The windows are unglazed and externally shuttered. The left doorway has a replacement two-flap plank door, while the right doorway is blocked. The main doorway is now located at the right end, formerly adjoined to the woodshed. The roof is half-hipped to the right and hipped to the left, extending over the woodshed.
Inside, the space is open to the roof, supported by late 18th and early 19th century A-frame trusses. A 19th-century forge remains in use.
Local climate
The Forge receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 5 transactions since 2007
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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