Survey Data
Reg No
21901231
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
Forge/smithy
Date
1840 - 1860
Coordinates
151037, 153019
Date Recorded
25/09/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Detached two-bay single-storey former forge, built c. 1850. Pitched artificial slate roof with terracotta ridge crestings, brick chimneystack and render copings. Snecked limestone walls. Square-headed window opening having limestone sill and double-leaf timber battened shutters. Square-headed opening with timber battened door. Rubble limestone boundary walls, curved to north. Single-leaf cast-iron pedestrian gate to south boundary wall.
Appraisal
This is a well-preserved example of a forge, associated with the former Elm Park demesne. Though functional in construction, it presents a handsome façade to the roadside, with its decorative roofline and timber fittings. It retains its historic form and much of its fabric including the well preserved boundary walls. This building adds significantly to the social and cultural heritage of the area.