Description

1.
5224 HIGH STREET
(north-east side)

The Forge
(formerly listed as
The Smithy)
SP 1620 NE 3/9 25.8.60

II GV

2.
In 2 distinct builds.
Left hand: Late C16. Rubble with stone slate roof. One storey and attic, 2 bays,
each with gable. Wide 3 light casement with drip mould on right, modern bay with
doorway and pent roof on left. Two light stone mullion casement with drip mould in
each gable. Vestigial stone ridge stack.
Right hand: Formerly York House. Early/mid C18. Coursed rubble with dressed quoins
and stone slate roof. Two storeys and attic, one window. Sashes with glazing bars
with stone architrave and keyed head. Pedimented doorway with shouldered architrave
and triple key block, 6 panel door. Pedimented dormer. Stone verges and kneelers.
Ashlar end stacks with moulded string and cap. The doorway opens onto a through
passage used for the horses' entrance. Early C19 watercolour of building in VCH by
T C Dibdin 1855.

Listing NGR: SP1676620741

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26464549

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings