The Old Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 1985. Cottage. 5 related planning applications.
The Old Forge
- WRENN ID
- third-hearth-elm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 February 1985
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Old Forge, Main Road, Charlton Horethorne, DT9 4PB
- OS grid reference
- ST 665 232
- Coordinates
- 51.00775, -2.47769
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Forge is a cottage, likely dating from the 18th century. It is constructed of local stone rubble, with a colourwashed finish and a thatched roof featuring plain gables. The building has brick and stone chimney stacks and an 'L' shaped plan. The front elevation has two bays. There are small-paned casement windows; three-light windows are present on the ground floor and two-light windows above, all under exposed timber lintols. The window in the upper bay of the first bay has a segmental arched opening with a gable above. A plain boarded door with glazed panels is set within a timber and thatched porch. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
The Old Forge receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% 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 — 3 transactions since 1998
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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