Entrance Gatepiers and Gates to the Leys is a Grade II listed building in the Hertsmere local planning authority area, England. Gatepiers and gates.
Entrance Gatepiers and Gates to the Leys
- WRENN ID
- kindled-plaster-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hertsmere
- Constituency
- Hertsmere MP: Sir Oliver Dowden (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Gatepiers and gates
- Address
- Entrance Gatepiers and Gates to the Leys, Barnet Road, Elstree and Borehamwood
- OS grid reference
- TQ 184 950
- Coordinates
- 51.64162, -0.29003
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The entrance gatepiers and gates to The Leys were built in 1923, with the gates being renewed in 1980. They were designed by George Walton in the Scottish Baronial style. The two circular gatepiers are made of rendered brick and topped with conical tiled caps. The gates are teak replicas of the original oak gates, featuring a ledged and braced construction, pegged joints, and close-set vertical rails. The carriage gates in the center are slightly arched, while pedestrian gates are located on either side. The original strap hinges are signed by Charles Collinge from Lambeth.
Local climate
Entrance Gatepiers and Gates to the Leys 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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