THE OLD FORGE AND FORECOURT RAILING

THE OLD FORGE AND FORECOURT RAILING, CHURCH ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1251651
Date first listed:: 09-Feb-1961
List Entry Name:: THE OLD FORGE AND FORECOURT RAILING
Statutory Address:: THE OLD FORGE AND FORECOURT RAILING, CHURCH ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1251651
Date first listed:: 09-Feb-1961
List Entry Name:: THE OLD FORGE AND FORECOURT RAILING
Statutory Address 1:: THE OLD FORGE AND FORECOURT RAILING, CHURCH ROAD

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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Location

Statutory Address:: THE OLD FORGE AND FORECOURT RAILING, CHURCH ROAD

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

District:: Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Lympsham
National Grid Reference:: ST 33578 54096

Details

ST35SW LYMPSHAM CP CHURCH ROAD (East side)

5/88 The Old Forge and forecourt railing (Formerly listed as Forge House and Smithy)

9.2.61

GV II

Forge and house, now a house. Probably late C18. Painted roughcast, slate roof in 4 distinct sections, section to left with a gabled frontage, ridge at right angles to facade, coped verges, finial to left. Tudor-gothick. Two storeys, 1:2:4 bays, 2 and 3-light chamfered stone aullioned windows, each with diamond-paned cast-iron lights, stopped labels. Single bay to left with a broad pointed arch door opening, dripaould, C20 plank doors; narrow pointed arch door opening to right, dripaould, ribbed and studded door. Left return with two 2-light gothick traceried pointed arch windows. Forecourt with plain wrought iron railings.

Listing NGR: ST3357854096

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Legacy System number:: 434396
Legacy System:: LBS

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