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Ford Forge

A Grade II Listed Building in Ford, Northumberland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.6397 / 55°38'22"N

Longitude: -2.1068 / 2°6'24"W

OS Eastings: 393376

OS Northings: 638463

OS Grid: NT933384

Mapcode National: GBR F3Q7.P5

Mapcode Global: WH9Z2.LHZX

Plus Code: 9C7VJVQV+V7

Entry Name: Ford Forge

Listing Date: 10 March 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1042159

English Heritage Legacy ID: 238082

ID on this website: 101042159

Location: Old Heatherslaw, Northumberland, TD12

County: Northumberland

Civil Parish: Ford

Traditional County: Northumberland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Northumberland

Church of England Parish: Ford And Etal

Church of England Diocese: Newcastle

Tagged with: Smithy

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Description


NT 93 NW
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FORD
HETHERSLAW
Ford Forge


GV
II


Forge, built originally as a large estate smithy, later became a commercial
forge making spades. Now disused. 1767, extended c.1830-40. Roughly-coursed
stone with dressings. Welsh slate and concrete tile roof. 2 storeys. In 2
sections.

Older section to left, 4 bays with steps to 1st floor boarded door in second
bay. Shuttered windows. Steeply-pitched roof with flat coping. Brick end
stack and ridge stack.

Lower C19 right section 5 bays, with stone steps to boarded door in centre bay.
Left bay has boarded double doors. 4th bay has boarded double doors in Tudor
arch with keystone. Shuttered windows.

Included far historical reasons.


Listing NGR: NT9337638463

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