The Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. House. 1 related planning application.
The Forge
- WRENN ID
- stony-railing-wax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 August 1990
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Forge, the Green, Brenchley and Matfield, TN12 7JX
- OS grid reference
- TQ 657 417
- Coordinates
- 51.15075, 0.36907
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Forge is a small house that has been converted from a forge, likely dating from the late 18th century, with some alterations made in the 20th century. The ground floor is constructed of brick, while the first floor is weatherboarded, topped with a peg-tile roof and featuring a brick stack.
The house faces north and is situated next to Forge Cottage on the right (west) side. It consists of a small two-cell main block, with an outshut on the left (east) end and another outshut at the rear. The stack that served the original forge may be located at the junction with Forge Cottage.
The building is two storeys high, with a gabled roof at the left end, which is tile-hung. The front has an asymmetrical arrangement of windows, with one window located in the left end outshut. To the left of the main block is a 20th-century timber stable door. The windows are timber casements with glazing bars, likely from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Although modest in appearance, The Forge holds an important position on Matfield Green. The interior has not been inspected but may have features of interest.
Local climate
The Forge receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2020
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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