The Old Forge
THE OLD FORGE, THE COMMON
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1032809
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1955
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Forge
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD FORGE, THE COMMON
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1032809
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Nov-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Forge
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD FORGE, THE COMMON
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD FORGE, THE COMMON
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Mellis
- National Grid Reference:
- TM0978974682
Details
MELLIS THE COMMON (NORTH WEST
TM 07 SE SIDE)
3/27 The Old Forge (formerly
29.7.55 listed as The Forge,
Mellis Green)
GV II
House, latterly 2 dwellings. Early C16, floor and stack inserted and parlour
bay added mid C17, altered C19 and C20. Timber frame, plastered. Thatched
roof. Originally a small 2 bay open hall with storeyed service/solar bay,
parlour bay added to form a 3 cell cross passage plan. Now all 2 storeys.
Entrance in cross passage position with a boarded door. C20 gabled porch,
second entrance into parlour bay to left, scattered C19 and C20 casements,
ground floor hoodboards. Rebuilt axial ridge stack inserted in upper bay of
hall. Pantiled lean-to outshuts with attic casements above on gable ends. To
rear an entrance into former cross passage and into service end lean-to
outshut. 1 storey C19 pantiled outbuilding extends behind parlour with a
truncated external stack and a pantiled lean-to oven outshut to rear.
Interior: peg holes for screen at lower end of hall, 2 early doorways and a
panelled door from passage to service rooms, hall has an inserted stop
chamfered cross axial binding beam, diamond mullion mortices, cambered tie
beam, smoke blackened rafters, altered roof; parlour has reverse curved
bracing in walling, braced tie beam, cambered collars clasping purlins.
Listing NGR: TM0978974682
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 280315
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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