The Old Forge is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 1981. House.
The Old Forge
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-panel-lark
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 October 1981
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old Forge, 33, London Road, Sawbridgeworth
- OS grid reference
- TL 480 147
- Coordinates
- 51.81139, 0.1462
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Forge is a building located on London Road, dating from the 18th century, with a parallel 19th-century rear range. Deeds suggest it may date back to 1746, and it appears on the Tithe Map of 1839. The main part of the terrace is formed with No 29 to the south. The structure features a timber frame that is plastered, topped by a flat slate hipped roof. The narrower rear range has a steeper hipped slate roof with a longitudinal central valley and is constructed of yellow stock brick. A large ornamental central chimney made of red brick has two diagonal shafts, with a third shaft added at the front for a more imposing appearance. The front is roughly plastered and includes two windows on each floor and two doors. The windows are flush sashes with slender glazing bars and six-over-six panes, and the upper window has hinged louvred shutters. The doors feature moulded architraves and flat hoods supported by cut brackets, contributing to the picturesque quality of the terrace.
Local climate
The Old Forge sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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