Building record 1219908000 - OLD FORGE & FORGE COTTAGE, VILLAGE ROAD
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1124472: FORGE COTTAGE AND OLD FORGE (DBC1396)
Map
Type and Period (4)
- BLACKSMITHS WORKSHOP (19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1899 AD?)
- HOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
- (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED BARN (15th Century - 1400 AD? to 1499 AD?)
- AISLED BARN (15th Century - 1400 AD? to 1499 AD?)
Description
Grade II. These 2 form one building, C17 refronted. Timber-framed. Four gables, colour- washed cement rendered. Brick; hand-made tile roof. Two storeys. Window range, five 2-light casements. Ground floor with 2 modern glazed doors, left-hand one with timber hood on brackets, and five 2-light casements. All windows with glazing bars. The right-hand bay added to form the entrance to the garage. Glazed sliding doors (B1).
Site visit made by David Radford (BCC) in February 2007 during renovation and extension works to Old Forge. Evidence that building was originally a late Medieval aisled barn, converted to a house and refronted in brick in 17th or 18th century and chimney stack inserted (B2).
Marked as 'Smithy' on 1st edition 25-inch OS map (surveyed 1875) and on 2nd edition 6-inch OS map of 1900, but not labelled on subsequent OS maps (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC4001 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: DISTRICT OF SOUTH BUCKS. p116.
- <2>SBC22866 Unpublished document: David Radford (BCC). 2007. Notes, plans and photographs made during site visit.
- <3>SBC22867 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BCC). 2007. Information from OS 6-inch and 25-inch historic mapping.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 04050 87046 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DENHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC16796)
Record last edited
Apr 13 2025 11:33AM
