Forge Cottage (EHER 39055)

An 18th century timber framed and red brick faced cottage. The roof is half hipped and covered in red plain tile.

February 1979. Grade II listed. An 18th century timber framed and red brick faced cottage. The roof is half hipped and covered in red plain tile. There are external left and off-centre right chimney stacks. The building is single storey with attics. There is an off-centre left 20th century open gabled red tiled porch with a vertically boarded door. It has 19th century and later rear extensions. <1> See photo <2>. The Forge is a one-and-half storey timber-framed house with a gambrel roof and a brick frontage. Its overall character is of a classic Georgian cottage although the large floor joists in the northern bay hint at more ancient origins. Projecting off the south end of the west elevation is a two storey wing, probably late 19th century in date. North of this is an early 20th century parallel range, for which the applicants have discovered plans dated 1905. The most significant part of the building is clearly the front range. The later rear additions are of comparatively limited interest. <3>