Walls and Gate of Walled Garden at the Lawns is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1988. Garden wall and gate.

Walls and Gate of Walled Garden at the Lawns

WRENN ID
second-rafter-yarrow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1988
Type
Garden wall and gate
Address
Walls and Gate of Walled Garden at the Lawns, Kings Walden Road, Offley
OS grid reference
TL 143 269
Coordinates
51.9293, -0.33882
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The walls and gate of the walled garden at The Lawns date from the 18th century and are associated with Offley Place. The walls are constructed of red brick in Flemish bond and feature moulded brick coping. The wrought iron gate has slender members and includes a lozenge-shaped bronze plaque. The large rectangular walled garden is located to the west of the house, with walls that reach 4 meters high along West Lane and 3 meters high in other areas. The eastern side is partly open. There is an iron decorative single gate set under a segmental arch on the south side. The gate also has a cast bronze armorial plaque inscribed with 'SS 1778', which commemorates Sarah Salusbury of Offley Place.

Local climate

Walls and Gate of Walled Garden at the Lawns 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 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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