The Old Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 July 1980. A C17 Forge.
The Old Forge
- WRENN ID
- steep-pilaster-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 July 1980
- Type
- Forge
- Address
- The Old Forge, the Green, Polstead
- OS grid reference
- TL 992 383
- Coordinates
- 52.00749, 0.90158
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Forge is a timber-framed and plastered building, likely from the 17th century, though it has undergone significant alterations and renovations. The roof is tiled, and the structure features both two storeys and a single storey with attics. It has modern casement windows with leaded lights and includes one gabled dormer on the front.
Local climate
The Old Forge sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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