The Forge is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1987. Cottage.
The Forge
- WRENN ID
- south-soffit-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1987
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Forge, Tawstock
- OS grid reference
- SS 557 269
- Coordinates
- 51.02356, -4.05809
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Forge is a cottage dating from the 18th century, which was extended in the late 19th century. It is constructed from rendered stone and cob, topped with a hipped thatch roof. There is a lateral rendered stack on the rear left side, which is enclosed by an outshut. The building is situated at the corner of a crossroads and has a basic two-room plan, with a two-storey extension at the front that was formerly a shop, along with a rear outshut, both featuring corrugated iron roofs. The cottage is two storeys high and has irregular fenestration, primarily from the 19th century, with variously paned two-light casements. At the left end, there is a gabled timber porch with a plank door. The two-storey extension includes a small shop window with glazing bars and a four-panelled door to the left.
Local climate
The Forge receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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