Springbrook Forge North West of Springbrook House

SPRINGBROOK FORGE NORTH WEST OF SPRINGBROOK HOUSE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1100649
Date first listed:
12-Dec-1990
List Entry Name:
Springbrook Forge North West of Springbrook House
Statutory Address:
SPRINGBROOK FORGE NORTH WEST OF SPRINGBROOK HOUSE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1100649
Date first listed:
12-Dec-1990
List Entry Name:
Springbrook Forge North West of Springbrook House
Statutory Address 1:
SPRINGBROOK FORGE NORTH WEST OF SPRINGBROOK HOUSE

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
SPRINGBROOK FORGE NORTH WEST OF SPRINGBROOK HOUSE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Worcestershire
District:
Wyre Forest (District Authority)
Parish:
Churchill and Blakedown
National Grid Reference:
SO 87909 78139

Details

CHURCHILL & BLAKEDOWN Springbrook Forge SO 87 NE NW of Springbrook House, Blakedown 7/162 - II Water-driven scythe forge, c1840. Red brick and Welsh slate roof. Single storey, gable facing. Basket-arched entrance with double plank doors, otherwise gable wall is blank. To either side of building are various casements under brick cambered arches. To left side an 18 foot overshot cast iron waterwheel with pipe and pentrough above connected via gearing and shaft to belt-drive wheels within. Also inside a brick fireplace and 3-bay tie-beam truss roof. Springbrook Forge was in existence by 1827.

(H. W. Gwilliam: Hills and Forges on the Wannerton Brook in North Worcestershire).

Listing NGR: SO8790978139

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157156
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Gwilliam, H W, Mills and Forges on the Wannerton Brook in North Worcestershire, ()

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

Ordnance survey map of Springbrook Forge North West of Springbrook House

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