The Old Forge
THE OLD FORGE, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1102422
- Date first listed:
- 08-Feb-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Forge
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD FORGE, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1102422
- Date first listed:
- 08-Feb-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Forge
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD FORGE, CHURCH LANE
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, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- North Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Preston
- National Grid Reference:
- TL1793824750
Details
TL 1724
8/85
PRESTON
CHURCH LANE
(south side)
The Old Forge
II
House, forge and baker's shop, now a private house. Early C18, SW wing
and formerly separate E wing a few years later, brick casing, E bay, and
linking building early C19, the E bay heightened in later C19 and E wing
cased in brick. Timber frame house and SW wing, sandy red brick casings
and E bay, dark weatherboarding to N end of E wing. Red tile roofs. A
2-storeys, 4 windows long house facing N with single-storey long wing at
E linked to house by a lower recessed building with one window. Main
part has its 1st floor window at lower level and a large C20 mullioned
bay window to ground floor. It shows signs of being heightened to be
roofed uniform with the main range which has smaller windows in the
middle with 2-lights, and 3-lights windows on each floor on each side.
Flush Yorkshire sliding casement windows. Former central door now the
2-lights lower window. Originally a 2-bays framed structure with large E
gable chimney and stair beside it to rear. Entry was into the heated
room which has exposed axial beam and joists. The W bay has a crossbeam
supporting the exposed joists and small internal gable chimney added
later. Gabled single-bay 16 storeys SW rear wing has lower floor levels
and was presumably a service room. E wing has unjowled posts and
inclined queen-posts to roof trusses.
Listing NGR: TL1793824750
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 162877
- 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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