The Old Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1959. House.
The Old Forge
- WRENN ID
- ruined-garret-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 April 1959
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old Forge, Fivehead
- OS grid reference
- ST 348 232
- Coordinates
- 51.00457, -2.93002
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Forge is a house dating from around 1600, constructed of colourwashed rubble with a thatched roof that has undulating eaves. It features three brick stacks, one of which rises from the eaves level. The building is single storey with an attic and consists of three bays. The windows are later additions, consisting of two and three-light casements with square-paned leaded lights. The central doorway is framed by a massive chamfered wooden architrave with a four-centred arch head, leading to a plank door with strap hinges. To the left, there is an annex built in a matching style, although it includes reproduction features from the late 20th century. Inside, the property contains notable features such as panelling, chamfered ceiling beams, and fireplaces with large wooden bressumers.
Local climate
The Old Forge receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% 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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