Boundary Wall and Gate on West and South of Public Gardens Between the Close and Number 4 is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1994. Boundary wall, gate.

Boundary Wall and Gate on West and South of Public Gardens Between the Close and Number 4

WRENN ID
gilded-keystone-hazel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Uttlesford
Constituency
North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 October 1994
Type
Boundary wall, gate
Address
Boundary Wall and Gate on West and South of Public Gardens Between the Close and Number 4, High Street, Saffron Walden
OS grid reference
TL 536 385
Coordinates
52.0242, 0.23798
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The boundary wall and gate located on the west and south sides of the public gardens between The Close and number 4 in Saffron Walden date from the 17th century and later. The brick boundary wall on the southern side of the garden, which faces the pathway to the churchyard, is partly constructed of 17th-century red brick, with additional brickwork added later.

Local climate

Boundary Wall and Gate on West and South of Public Gardens Between the Close and Number 4 sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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 0.4°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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