The Forge is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 1984. Cottage. 6 related planning applications.
The Forge
- WRENN ID
- spare-crypt-grain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Winchester MP: Dr Danny Chambers (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 November 1984
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Forge, High Street, Twyford, Winchester, SO21 1RF
- OS grid reference
- SU 480 243
- Coordinates
- 51.01687, -1.31622
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a cottage with an attached range, originally a forge, located in Twyford. The core of the building dates to the 17th century, but was refaced in the 18th century. The structure is timber-framed, largely hidden behind brickwork, and has been extended, topped by an old plain tile roof. Two bays of the original 1½-storey timber frame remain, although the right bay has been replaced by a two-bay, single-storey forge. Each bay features a 19th-century tripartite sash window with a segmental head, with the exception of a 20th-century window on the right. A 19th-century four-panel door, also with a segmental head, sits between the centre bays. The left bays have two-light casements, with gabled dormers above. The roof is half-hipped to the left. At the right end, a gable abuts a half-hipped roof over the right bays, incorporating a two-light, gabled dormer. The front wall bears brickwork dated 1692 and stone dated 1712 on the right end. The forge interior survives within the building.
Local climate
The Forge receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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 — 6 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 6 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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