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

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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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  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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