The Forge House is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. House. 2 related planning applications.
The Forge House
- WRENN ID
- lesser-corridor-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Forge House, Daventry Road, Kilsby, CV23 8XF
- OS grid reference
- SP 562 709
- Coordinates
- 52.3337, -1.17605
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Forge House is a house dating from the early 18th century, remodelled in the early 19th century. It is constructed from coursed limestone rubble with an artificial slate roof and brick stacks. The house has two storeys and an attic. The two-bay front has a central doorway with a wooden frame featuring panelled pilasters, panelled reveals, a flat hood on brackets, and a six-panel door with an overlight. Flanking the doorway are windows with wooden lintels and sash windows with side lights. Similar windows are found on the first floor. Coped gable ends feature kneelers. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
The Forge House receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2004
- 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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