The Old Forge And Adjoining Garden Wall

The Old Forge and adjoining garden wall is a house that was formerly a forge and wheelwright's shop, located in Great Rissington. It dates from the 17th and 19th centuries, with an extension added in the early 20th century in the Cotswold style. A rectangular datestone, dated and initialled 'H / 1929 / B', is positioned at the first floor level on the front of the building. The structure is made of coursed squared dressed limestone and features a stone slate roof with ashlar stacks.

The original 17th-century range has a rectangular plan and a gable end facing the lane. The 19th-century forge and wheelwright's shop extends to the rear left, while the early 20th-century extension is at the rear right. The 17th-century section is two storeys high with an attic, which is lit by a single slate-hung two-light dormer and a skylight to the left. The four-bay facade includes two two-light casements on the first floor and two three-light casements along with one additional three-light casement on the ground floor, all featuring stone mullions and leaded glass. The far right bay, which includes the datestone, was added in 1929.

There is a 20th-century porch located off-centre to the left, featuring a plank door set back at the rear. The right gable end has a canted bay with stone-mullioned casements. The side facing the lane shows the gable end of the main body, which is lit by 20th-century stone-mullioned casements. A four-light casement with a king mullion is located on the ground floor to the left, and the single-storey 19th-century former forge and wheelwright's shop is to the left as well. The early 20th-century extension includes two three-light casements and one six-light casement, all with natural oak frames.

To the left of the gable end of the 17th-century range, there is an early 20th-century double plank door with strap hinges featuring fleur-de-lys ends, along with two large rectangular lights containing diamond-leaded panes set within a moulded 'Tudor'-arched surround. The gable end has off-the-ridge, lateral, and axial stacks with cappings and skirtings, some of which are moulded. A ramped wall extends approximately 20 meters to the right of the gable end of the 17th-century range, constructed of drystone and standing about 2 meters high. There are also two gate piers with ball finials located off centre to the left.