The Old Forge is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1987. Forge. 4 related planning applications.
The Old Forge
- WRENN ID
- young-quoin-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1987
- Type
- Forge
- Address
- The Old Forge, the Street, Heyshott, Chichester, GU29 0DL
- OS grid reference
- SU 897 181
- Coordinates
- 50.95542, -0.72322
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a former village forge building, likely dating from the mid-19th century. It is a single-story structure with two windows. The walls are built of red brick in a rat-trap bond pattern, and the roof is tiled. The building is listed for its sociological importance as a well-preserved example of a former forge.
Local climate
The Old Forge receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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 — 1 transaction since 2010
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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