Entrance Gates to the Leys is a Grade II listed building in the Hertsmere local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 June 1990. Entrance gates.
Entrance Gates to the Leys
- WRENN ID
- tattered-lantern-rowan
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hertsmere
- Constituency
- Hertsmere MP: Sir Oliver Dowden (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 June 1990
- Type
- Entrance gates
- Address
- Entrance Gates to the Leys, Barnet Lane, Elstree and Borehamwood
- OS grid reference
- TQ 184 949
- Coordinates
- 51.64048, -0.29017
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The entrance gates to The Leys are influenced by Scottish Baronial style and feature circular rendered piers topped with conical brick and tile caps. The gates themselves are made of timber, with an openwork design, ledged and braced oak construction, and are secured with vertical rails. These gates were previously listed in the London Borough of Barnet.
Local climate
Entrance 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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