New River, Gauge Enclosure and Railings on the Meads at Tl 3494 1382 is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. Gauge enclosure.
New River, Gauge Enclosure and Railings on the Meads at Tl 3494 1382
- WRENN ID
- woven-rotunda-moth
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Gauge enclosure
- Address
- New River, Gauge Enclosure and Railings on the Meads at Tl 3494 1382, Ware
- OS grid reference
- TL 349 138
- Coordinates
- 51.80683, -0.04403
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gauge enclosure and railings on The Meads were built in 1770 and designed by Robert Mylne, who was the architect and engineer for the New River Company. The structure is made of Portland stone and resembles a large chest tomb, resting on stone slabs that span the New River. It features a plinth with cyma recta and scotia mouldings, sides with recessed plain panels, a cornice, and a blocking course. On the north bank, there is a half oval enclosure made of cast-iron railings, which have urn finials at intervals and ogee bracing.
Historically, to enhance the water supply to London via the New River, the company received Parliamentary approval in 1738 to create a cut that connected the New River to the River Lea, allowing them to draw a measured amount of water. This gauge enclosure, known as "The Marble Gauge," replaced an earlier device located at a nearby sluice and was later replaced in 1856 by the New Gauge near Hertford.
Local climate
New River, Gauge Enclosure and Railings on the Meads at Tl 3494 1382 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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