The Old Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Reigate and Banstead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1951. House. 10 related planning applications.
The Old Forge
- WRENN ID
- blind-marble-starling
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reigate and Banstead
- Constituency
- East Surrey MP: Claire Coutinho (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 October 1951
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old Forge, Quality Street, RH1 3BB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 289 534
- Coordinates
- 51.26602, -0.1535
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Forge is a house with a fascinating history, incorporating remnants of a late medieval building. The northern section is a gabled cross-wing, originally timber-framed and later filled with brick. The first floor overhangs, supported by exposed joists with curved brackets. The gable end is tile hung, and a ground floor window retains old brackets above it. Two service doors are set into the inner wall. A two-storey, three-window brick extension, built in keeping with the original, adjoins the cross-wing to the south. Later extensions have been added to the rear of the property. The house has high-pitched tiled roofs. In the early 20th century, it was the home of actors Seymour Hicks and Ellaline Terriss while they performed in J.M. Barrie’s "Quality Street." Following their residency, Quality Street was named after the play.
Local climate
The Old Forge receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 13 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 10 applications
- 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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