The Cage on the Pond is a Grade II listed building in the Hertsmere local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1952. Lock-up. 1 related planning application.
The Cage on the Pond
- WRENN ID
- keen-stair-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hertsmere
- Constituency
- Hertsmere MP: Sir Oliver Dowden (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 February 1952
- Type
- Lock-up
- Address
- The Cage on the Pond, London Road, Shenley
- OS grid reference
- TL 188 007
- Coordinates
- 51.69277, -0.28156
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cage on the Pond is a lock-up building from the 18th century, which was repaired in 1810 and restored in 1893. It is constructed of cement-rendered brick and has a circular shape with a domical top. The building features a timber door made of four planks with pointed heads and strap hinges. There are small openings on either side of the door, secured with iron bars and set in deep reveals. Above these openings are two stone tablets, one inscribed with the date 1810 and the phrases "DO WELL. AND FEAR NOT." and "BE SOBER. BE VIGILANT." There is an additional small opening at the rear, a plinth at the base, a band at cornice level, and a ball finial on top.
Local climate
The Cage on the Pond sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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