The Bandstand is a Grade II listed building in the Watford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 January 1983. Bandstand. 2 related planning applications.

The Bandstand

WRENN ID
over-kitchen-candle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Watford
Constituency
Watford MP: Matt Turmaine (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 January 1983
Type
Bandstand
Address
The Bandstand, the Parade
OS grid reference
TQ 105 968
Coordinates
51.66001, -0.40286
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Bandstand is an octagonal iron structure dating from around 1900, which has been re-erected in its current location. It features eight slim columns with wrought iron railings in between, and scrolled ironwork that forms segmental arches beneath the roof. There is additional ornamental cresting above the eaves and at the crown, with a small beaten metal plaque on each face and iron flowers. A scrolled iron vane sits on top.

Local climate

The Bandstand sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% 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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