The Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Guildford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 March 1997. Commercial. 3 related planning applications.
The Forge
- WRENN ID
- sheer-timber-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Guildford
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash MP: Sir Jeremy Hunt (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 March 1997
- Type
- Commercial
- Address
- The Forge, Middle Street, Shere, GU5 9HF
- OS grid reference
- TQ 073 478
- Coordinates
- 51.22, -0.46474
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Forge is a purpose-built forge dated 1914, although it may incorporate older timbers from a barn located opposite. It features a vernacular revival style and is timber-framed, with the frame exposed at the front, where the ground floor has brick infill and the upper part is finished with pargetted plaster. The other sides are clad in weatherboarding, and it has a tiled roof with a brick chimney that projects through the slope. The building is gable-fronted, showcasing carved weatherboarding and an upper section that projects on brackets. The gable includes four curved tension braces and square framing above, with incised decoration of two lizards at the top. The central Dutch door is flanked by large windows featuring leaded lights. Inside, there is a brick forge with an iron hood, and the walls are covered, while the softwood roof includes tie beams, angled queen struts, and collar beams. At the time of inspection, it was still operating as a forge and is recognized as an early example of conservation architecture.
Local climate
The Forge sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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- 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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