The Old Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 May 1987. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
The Old Forge
- WRENN ID
- north-basalt-quill
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 May 1987
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Old Forge, the Green, Barrington, OX18 4TE
- OS grid reference
- SP 206 128
- Coordinates
- 51.81349, -1.7025
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Forge is a cottage located at the end of a row in Little Barrington Village, dating from the 16th to 17th century. It was likely built around the same time as The Smithy, with which it shares a continuous moulded plinth. The building is constructed of coursed squared and dressed limestone and features a stone slate roof with an ashlar stack. It has a rectangular plan with a lean-to extension on the right gable end and stands at one and a half storeys.
The exterior includes two large 20th-century rendered dormers that are lit by three-light metal casements with glazing bars. There is a single three-light hollow-chamfered stone-mullioned casement, which has been restored, located on the lower left and features a stopped hood. The central entrance consists of a 20th-century plank door with leaded panes at the top, and it is topped by a 20th-century flat stone canopy with a moulded margin, supported on moulded brackets. To the right, there is a 20th-century double garage door set within a segmental-headed surround, along with a single-storey lean-to. The building also has a single 20th-century axial stack. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
The Old Forge receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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