The Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 26 March 1985. Forge. 2 related planning applications.
The Forge
- WRENN ID
- silver-zinc-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Powys
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 26 March 1985
- Type
- Forge
- Address
- The Forge, Norton, Presteigne, LD8 2EY
- OS grid reference
- SO 304 672
- Coordinates
- 52.29856, -3.02064
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Forge is a two-storey building, originally a single storey on the left side, constructed with a box-frame design. The right side is made of rubble with brick dressings. It has an overall slate roof with a central brick chimney stack, and the left gable is made of rubble with a brick stem. There are four windows, which are two-light timber casements. A modern porch has been added to the left side. To the right, there is a segmental carriage arch, and a further one-storey range extends from the right end, with a lean-to extension on the left.
Local climate
The Forge receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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- 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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