The Old Forge (Antiques) is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 1985. Forge.
The Old Forge (Antiques)
- WRENN ID
- weathered-pillar-spring
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 May 1985
- Type
- Forge
- Address
- The Old Forge (Antiques), Fittleworth Road, Bury, Chichester
- OS grid reference
- TQ 009 153
- Coordinates
- 50.9289, -0.56497
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Forge (Antiques) is a former forge that has been converted into a shop, likely dating from the 19th century. It is a single-storey building featuring four windows. The structure is constructed from coursed ironstone and red brick, topped with a hipped tiled roof. The windows are casement style. This building is listed for its historical significance as an example of a village forge.
Local climate
The Old Forge (Antiques) receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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