Gates and Gatepiers of King George V Playing Field is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1977. Gates and gate piers.
Gates and Gatepiers of King George V Playing Field
- WRENN ID
- shifting-wattle-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Stevenage MP: Kevin Bonavia (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 January 1977
- Type
- Gates and gate piers
- Address
- Gates and Gatepiers of King George V Playing Field, Park Lane, Knebworth
- OS grid reference
- TL 233 204
- Coordinates
- 51.86876, -0.2093
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gates and gate piers of King George V Playing Field, located next to No 190 Park Lane in Old Knebworth, were constructed in 1938. They feature wooden gates and gate-posts, with four posts in total. The two central posts are adorned with cast iron plaques depicting a lion and a unicorn. The gates are equipped with iron hinges and latches, and include central double gates along with single side gates that have diagonal cross braces. It is noted that the left gate and post are broken.
Local climate
Gates and Gatepiers of King George V Playing Field sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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