The Old Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. House.

The Old Forge

WRENN ID
weathered-stone-yarrow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1985
Type
House
Address
The Old Forge, Monmouth Road, Longhope
OS grid reference
SO 690 188
Coordinates
51.86704, -2.45153
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Forge is a house dating from the 17th century, attached at one end. It features substantial timber framing with brick nogging, set on a low rendered plinth, and has a double Roman tile roof. The building consists of two equal bays, with the entry located on the left return. The gable has scalloped barge boards. It is two storeys high, with the upper half set in the roof. The main facade displays framing that is three panels high, with an angle brace to the corner post on the left. There are two inserted windows above two gabled dormers, which contain two-light casement windows. One beam is tenoned through a stud, and at the right-hand end, there is a projecting brick chimney that is set diagonally at the top.

Local climate

The Old Forge receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% 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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