THE OLD FORGE

THE OLD FORGE, QUALITY STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1188930
Date first listed:: 19-Oct-1951
List Entry Name:: THE OLD FORGE
Statutory Address:: THE OLD FORGE, QUALITY STREET

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Date:: 1999-08-29
Reference:: IOE01/00679/15
Rights:: © Mr Noel Cahill. Source: Historic England Archive

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1188930
Date first listed:: 19-Oct-1951
List Entry Name:: THE OLD FORGE
Statutory Address 1:: THE OLD FORGE, QUALITY STREET

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: THE OLD FORGE, QUALITY STREET

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County:: Surrey
District:: Reigate and Banstead (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ 28920 53493

Details

QUALITY STREET 1. 5388 (East Side) Merstham The Old Forge TQ 2853 NE 2/103 19.10.51. TQ 2853 SE 3/103

II

2. The northern bay of this house is the remains of a late mediaeval house of greater extent, being a gabled cross-wing, timber framed and with later brick filling. 1st floor oversailing on exposed joists with curved brackets. Tile hung gable end. Ground floor window incorporates old brackets in the heads. There are 2 service doors in the inner wall. 2-storey, 3-window south extension in keeping; and later left rear extensions. High pitched tiled roofs. In early C20 the house was occupied by Seymour Hicks and Ellaline Terriss when they were playing in "Quality Street" by J M Barrie. The street, formerly part of the High Street, was then named after the play.

Listing NGR: TQ2892353501

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Legacy System number:: 289398
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.