Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
13315
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
10/09/1982
Date of Amendment
19/01/2005
Name of Property
Monknash Forge
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Community
St. Donats
Town
Cowbridge / Y Bont-Faen
Locality
Monknash
Easting
291889
Northing
170794
Street Side
Location
On the south side of the road junction at Broughton.
Description
Broad Class
Industrial
Period
History
Probably dates from the early to mid C19. Externally unaltered apart from the re-roofing.
Exterior
Local lias limestone rubble walls with dressed stone quoins and voussoirs, stone flanking stacks, asbestos sheeting roof. Single storey, rectangular block with small outshut on rear. Main south-east elevation with shuttered window opening to left hand with large horse doorway to right of it. This has an almost flat arch voussoir head and plank doors. In north-east gable wall a boarded window with wood lintel, and a blocked slit opening in middle near ground level are reported but these are now ivy covered as is the south east gable. The rear elevation has a small boarded window in the centre.
Interior
Interior not inspected at resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a complete surviving C19 village forge.
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