Building record 3084/0/15 - Forge approx. 20m W of Cross Farmhouse

Forge, now disused. Late C18/early C19 incorporating medieval masonry.

Forge, now disused. Late C18/early C19 incorporating medieval masonry. Squared coursed limestone with Collyweston slate roof. U-shape plan. Single storey. Centre is one-window range with casement opening, having a wooden shutter, under wood lintel. Gabled roof with reset medieval octagonal chimney stack on square base at end. Stack has alternate gabled openings of one or 2 lights with spirelet above, having 4 small gabled openings and crocketted finial. C20 brick stack at other end. Bay to left reaks forward with a half-hipped roof. Cart entrance in return wall. Bay to right breaks forward with a hipped roof. Plank door to left is under a wood lintel. Interior not inspected. (RCHM: An Inventory of Architectural Monuments in North Northamptonshire: p86)

{4} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 11/122 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G11 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> 1975-85, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, (unchecked) (Series). SNN100542.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Harringworth (Photographs). SNN112529.

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Jun 6 2025 3:13PM