Boundary Wall and Gates on West Side of Lady Herberts Garden from Cook Street Gate to Swanswell Gate is a Grade II listed building in the Coventry local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 May 2001. Boundary wall.
Boundary Wall and Gates on West Side of Lady Herberts Garden from Cook Street Gate to Swanswell Gate
- WRENN ID
- waiting-quartz-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Coventry
- Constituency
- Coventry South MP: Zarah Sultana (YP)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 May 2001
- Type
- Boundary wall
- OS grid reference
- SP 335 793
- Coordinates
- 52.41152, -1.50848
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The boundary wall and gates on the west side of Lady Herbert's Garden, stretching from Cook Street Gate to Swanswell Gate, were constructed between 1930 and 1938 by Albert Herbert in memory of his cousin Sir Alfred Herbert's wife, Florence Herbert. Made of red sandstone ashlar, the wall features bronze railings and gates.
The wall serves as the western boundary of the garden, extending approximately 175 meters from Cook Street Gate southward to Swanswell Gate, located on the east side of Chauntry Place. It includes a chamfered plinth and coping with roll moulding. The bronze railing stands about 175 millimeters high, supported by posts topped with acorn finials and bearing the initials 'FH' for Florence Herbert.
Near the northern end, there is a gateway leading to Lady Herbert's Homes, marked by rebated square piers with moulded square caps and a bronze handgate with vertical bars. A similar handgate is located between the almshouses and the wall. Further south, another gateway provides access to Lady Herbert's Garden. At the southern end, the wall features a stepped coping and curves sharply.
Local climate
Boundary Wall and Gates on West Side of Lady Herberts Garden from Cook Street Gate to Swanswell Gate receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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