The Cage or Lock-Up is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 May 1968. A C17 Lock-up.
The Cage or Lock-Up
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-lantern-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 May 1968
- Type
- Lock-up
- Address
- The Cage or Lock-Up, London Road, Barley
- OS grid reference
- TL 399 383
- Coordinates
- 52.02612, 0.0383
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cage or Lock-up is a former village lock-up built in the 17th century and restored around 1970. It features a timber frame and a pyramidal slate roof, giving it a roughly cubic shape. The structure has close studded plank and muntin framing with eight studs on each side. The front door, which was originally open behind the studding, is now horizontally boarded and fitted with iron strap hinges. A timber finial adorns the top. The building is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
The Cage or Lock-Up sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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