Survey Data
Reg No
14809003
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Forge/smithy
In Use As
Outbuilding
Date
1865 - 1870
Coordinates
261005, 223523
Date Recorded
16/08/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached single-storey single-bay former forge, built 1866. Now used as a domestic outbuilding. Fronts directly onto road. Pitched slate roof with terracotta chimney pot and terracotta ridge tiles. Random coursed limestone walls, repointed, with tooled quoins and eaves course. Sandstone lintels to window openings with yellow brick surrounds and replacement timber windows. Round-arched yellow brick door opening with limestone jambs and double timber battened. Wrought-iron gate to side.
Appraisal
This simple forge, which has survived almost intact, attests to the skill of local craftsmen. With random coursed walls contrasting with tooled stone detailing and yellow brick, it forms an aesthetically pleasing structure. It is an significant feature in the historical fabric of Clonbulloge.