Former Forge and Workshop at Brook House 10 Metres West of House is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 April 1985. Forge, workshop.
Former Forge and Workshop at Brook House 10 Metres West of House
- WRENN ID
- noble-doorway-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 April 1985
- Type
- Forge, workshop
- OS grid reference
- TL 435 217
- Coordinates
- 51.87614, 0.08402
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former forge and workshop at Brook House, located 10 metres west of the house, dates from the late 18th century. This building features four bays and is constructed of clay lump, with a rendered exterior and a gabled pantiled roof facing east. The structure has a brick and flint base that extends to the south, where other buildings have been demolished. The southern end wall is modern and timber-framed, covered with weatherboarding. The southern bay was formerly used as a forge, which has exposed clay lump walls that are blackened from use. In the second bay from the south, there are large boarded double doors that lead into a spacious wheelwright's shop, which includes a large glazed and ventilated screen on the east side. A rear window in the second bay may indicate where former rear doors were located. The roof structure was reconstructed in the 19th century. This building is of social and technological interest and is particularly notable for its clay lump construction, which is also found in Brook House, of which it serves as an outhouse.
Local climate
Former Forge and Workshop at Brook House 10 Metres West of House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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