River Lea, Gazebo in Grounds of Number 59 High Street (Not Included) is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1950. Gazebo. 2 related planning applications.
River Lea, Gazebo in Grounds of Number 59 High Street (Not Included)
- WRENN ID
- secret-pillar-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 May 1950
- Type
- Gazebo
- Address
- River Lea, Gazebo in Grounds of Number 59 High Street (Not Included), Ware, SG12 9AB
- OS grid reference
- TL 357 142
- Coordinates
- 51.80996, -0.03221
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gazebo, dating from the 18th century, is located in the grounds of Number 59 High Street in Ware. It is constructed of yellow brick and features a pyramidal roof covered with old tiles, complete with half round ridge tile hips. The north elevation has paired sash windows with glazing bars overlooking the River Lea, as well as a half-glazed door that has two flush lower panels and a fanlight above. Adjacent to the gazebo is a timber-framed landing stage with slatted paling railings and a square capped mooring post.
Local climate
River Lea, Gazebo in Grounds of Number 59 High Street (Not Included) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2020
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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