East Block, Manor Works, Manor Street, Forfar is a Grade B listed building in the Angus local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 June 1971. Industrial.

East Block, Manor Works, Manor Street, Forfar

WRENN ID
cold-baluster-grain
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Angus
Constituency
Angus and Perthshire Glens MP: Dave Doogan (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
11 June 1971
Type
Industrial
OS grid reference
NO 453 506
Coordinates
56.64465, -2.89266
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

East Block at Manor Works on Manor Street in Forfar was built in 1863 and is a classic example of industrial architecture. This three-storey, two-aisle south block features a symmetrical south front with a central block that has 13 windows. The end sections have three advanced quoin angles, and the windows are segment-headed with rusticated voussoirs above a central archway. The gables are adorned with urns, and the wings, which are set back, have three windows each with quadrant angles and bipartite windows. The building is constructed of snecked rubble and includes cast-iron columns and wooden floors. At the west side, there is an engine house with an octagonal brick chimney.

Local climate

East Block, Manor Works, Manor Street, Forfar sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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