The Old Forge

SAMPFORD COURTENAY SAMPFORD COURTENAY SS 60 SW 11/185 The Old Forge GV II

House. Some medieval fabric probably considerably altered in C17 and extended in C19 and C20. Plastered cob and rubble walls. Hipped thatch roof. 1 axial brick stack. Plan: original plan obscured by later alterations and additions but possibly of 2 rooms at the centre of the present building. At the left-hand end tile forge was added possibly in the C17 judging from the evidence of a window. The building was also extended in the C19 and C20 at the right-hand end. Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 2-window front to original part to left with thatch roof extending in catslide over left-hand side supported on granite post below. In the angle of the catslide and the main part of the house is a small 2- light wooden mullion window with chamfered frame and diamond section mullion. C20 2-light casements. C20 plank door at right-hand end of old part. Immediately to its left on ground floor is C15 2-lignt wooden mullion window with trefoiled heads and carving in spandrels. The addition at the right-hand end of the house is recessed with the end part of it projecting again slightly with mid-late C20 casements. Interior inaccessible at time of survey.

Listing NGR: SS6326500886