Forge Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1987. House. 2 related planning applications.
Forge Cottage
- WRENN ID
- knotted-remnant-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- Forge Cottage, Lodsworth, Chichester, GU28 9DX
- OS grid reference
- SU 925 257
- Coordinates
- 51.02406, -0.68202
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Forge Cottage is a house dating from the 17th century or earlier, originally constructed with a timber frame and plaster infill. The ground floor has been refaced with stone and is now painted. The north and south walls are constructed of stone rubble, with red brick dressings and quoins. The roof is hipped and covered with tiles. The windows are casement type. The house is one storey high with an attic, and has four windows. It features two gabled dormers.
Local climate
Forge Cottage receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- 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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