Old Forge is a Grade II listed building in the St Albans local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1971. Forge.
Old Forge
- WRENN ID
- rooted-facade-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- St Albans
- Constituency
- St Albans MP: Daisy Cooper (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1971
- Type
- Forge
- Address
- Old Forge, St Michael's Street, AL3 4SP
- OS grid reference
- TL 137 074
- Coordinates
- 51.75387, -0.35389
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Old Forge is located on the west side of St Michael's Street, adjacent to No 14 and at the southern corner of Blacksmiths Lane. This building dates from the 17th century and features a timber-framed front, with a later brick return that includes modern glazing. Inside, there is a furnace and chimney. The front of Old Forge is integral with No 14, and together they form a group.
Local climate
Old Forge sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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