Garden Structure is a Grade II listed building in the Hertsmere local planning authority area, England. Garden structure.

Garden Structure

WRENN ID
brooding-slate-winter
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere MP: Sir Oliver Dowden (Con)
Country
England
Type
Garden structure
Address
Garden Structure, Barnet Lane, Elstree and Borehamwood
OS grid reference
TQ 183 948
Coordinates
51.6401, -0.29074
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This garden structure and pergola, built in the early 20th century, features square piers made of pale brick topped with square stone caps. The open roof consists of timber joists, with those above the piers having shaped projecting ends. It includes a range of eight open bays, with bay four featuring a slightly arched roof and bay seven having double piers that create a shallow cross plan, complete with a trellis frieze and an open timber dome. This bay serves as the center of the original structure, which previously extended in a matching style to the right. A heavy wooden bench, which is currently in storage, is associated with the structure and has armrests that are scrolled to match the kneelers of the house. The garden structure is included for its group value with The Leys, which was designed by George Walton in 1901.

Local climate

Garden Structure sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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