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Latitude: 51.9088 / 51°54'31"N
Longitude: -0.2869 / 0°17'12"W
OS Eastings: 517938
OS Northings: 224750
OS Grid: TL179247
Mapcode National: GBR H6G.699
Mapcode Global: VHGNY.Z951
Plus Code: 9C3XWP57+G6
Entry Name: The Old Forge
Listing Date: 8 February 1988
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1102422
English Heritage Legacy ID: 162877
ID on this website: 101102422
Location: Preston, North Hertfordshire, SG4
County: Hertfordshire
District: North Hertfordshire
Civil Parish: Preston
Built-Up Area: Preston
Traditional County: Hertfordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire
Church of England Parish: St Paul's Walden
Church of England Diocese: St.Albans
Tagged with: Smithy
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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
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