The Blacksmith Shop is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 August 1981. Forge.

The Blacksmith Shop

WRENN ID
crooked-bastion-rye
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 August 1981
Type
Forge
Address
The Blacksmith Shop, West Street, Alfriston, Wealden
OS grid reference
TQ 519 032
Coordinates
50.80897, 0.15574
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Blacksmith Shop is a building located on West Street in Alfriston. It dates from the mid-19th century but is a re-use of an earlier structure, with the walls raised. The building is a single storey and features one window. Its exterior is faced with flints, with some areas patched with red brick. The roof is hipped and covered with tiles. The shop is still in use as a forge and retains its original fittings.

Local climate

The Blacksmith Shop receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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