Description

TL 51 NE
2/11

GREAT CANFIELD
GREEN STREET

THE FORGE HOUSE

II

House, late C16, extended in C19 and C20. Timber-framed, NW wall weatherboarded,
remainder plastered, upper pitches of gambrel roof thatched, lower pitches
tiled. 3 bays with axial chimney stack in NE end of middle bay, C19
bread oven, external chimney and bakehouse at NE end, C20 link unit at SW end
connecting with C20 extension framed with re-used timber. SE elevation:
single-storey with attics, gambrel roof half-hipped at both ends, but SW
end masked by extension. Two C20 casements and one C17 wrought iron
casement on ground floor, gabled dormer with C17 wrought iron casement on
ground floor, gabled dormer with C17 wrought iron casement in middle bay.
Some framing exposed internally. Jowled storey posts, curved tension bracing
trenched outside studs. The roof was originally of single pitch, altered to
gambrel in C18. Altogether there are 7 wrought iron windows, some with early
leaded glass, C17 and C18.

Listing NGR: TL5737419011

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26613817

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Recommended Books

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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)