Bootscraper Immediately North West of the Orchard is a Grade II listed building in the Three Rivers local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 October 1985. Boot scraper.

Bootscraper Immediately North West of the Orchard

WRENN ID
old-flue-grain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Three Rivers
Constituency
South West Hertfordshire MP: Mr Gagan Mohindra (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 October 1985
Type
Boot scraper
Address
Bootscraper Immediately North West of the Orchard, Shire Lane, Chorleywood, WD3 5NT
OS grid reference
TQ 019 957
Coordinates
51.65095, -0.52798
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bootscraper located immediately northwest of The Orchard was designed by C.F.A. Voysey for his own use between 1899 and 1900. This wrought-iron piece is painted green and is styled in the Arts and Crafts tradition. Its shape suggests a long-necked animal, featuring four legs that serve as the scraper's back. There is a tall rod on one side topped with a bud finial, which is intended to be held by the user.

Local climate

Bootscraper Immediately North West of the Orchard 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 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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