Forge at Church Farm (Opposite Junction and Jolly Waggoner Public House) is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 May 1984. Forge.

Forge at Church Farm (Opposite Junction and Jolly Waggoner Public House)

WRENN ID
second-trefoil-claret
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 May 1984
Type
Forge
Address
Forge at Church Farm (Opposite Junction and Jolly Waggoner Public House), Ardeley
OS grid reference
TL 309 271
Coordinates
51.92761, -0.09684
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The forge at Church Farm, located opposite the junction and the Jolly Waggoner public house, is a building from the 18th century or early 19th century. It features a timber frame that is weatherboarded and has a hipped red pantile roof. This small, single-storey, rectangular structure faces north towards the roadside. A chimney pot is positioned centrally on the western part of the building. The front includes a wide shuttered window opening in the middle and double doors next to the eastern corner. There is also a small three-light fixed window on the western end. Inside, there is a brick hearth and a free-standing chimney. This traditional building is a picturesque feature at the road junction in the village center and is included for its group value.

Local climate

Forge at Church Farm (Opposite Junction and Jolly Waggoner Public House) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% 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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