Walls and Gates on the North and West Sides of Hatfield House is a Grade II listed building in the Welwyn Hatfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1983. Walls and gates. 1 related planning application.

Walls and Gates on the North and West Sides of Hatfield House

WRENN ID
tall-column-elm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield MP: Andrew Lewin (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 December 1983
Type
Walls and gates
Address
Walls and Gates on the North and West Sides of Hatfield House, Hatfield Park, AL9 5NQ
OS grid reference
TL 236 083
Coordinates
51.76045, -0.20993
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The walls and gates on the north and west sides of Hatfield House were built in 1845 and the late 19th century by the second and third Marquesses of Salisbury. They are constructed of red brick with stone dressings and some terracotta ornamentation. On the east and west sides near the house, there are pairs of octagonal gate piers that support cast iron double gates, which are identical to those found on the south courtyard. The walling to the north of these gates is from the late 19th century but is designed similarly to the wall on the south side of the house. On the north side, two sections of wall create three wide entrances to the courtyard, which are flanked by terracotta ornamental posts featuring motifs of storks and rams' heads. Additionally, a further stretch of similar wall connects the north and south courtyard walls on the west side of the house.

Local climate

Walls and Gates on the North and West Sides of Hatfield House 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 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% 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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