Gates, Walls and Pavilions on the South Side of Hatfield House is a Grade II listed building in the Welwyn Hatfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1983. Gate and pavilions.

Gates, Walls and Pavilions on the South Side of Hatfield House

WRENN ID
secret-pinnacle-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Welwyn Hatfield
Constituency
Welwyn Hatfield MP: Andrew Lewin (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 December 1983
Type
Gate and pavilions
Address
Gates, Walls and Pavilions on the South Side of Hatfield House, Hatfield Park
OS grid reference
TL 236 083
Coordinates
51.75975, -0.20955
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gates, walls, and pavilions on the south side of Hatfield House are a notable feature dating from the early 17th century, with restoration occurring around 1845. The Second Marquess of Salisbury constructed the gates and walls for Queen Victoria's visit in 1846. The low red brick walls have a trellis pattern in the upper halves, which includes a V motif. The single-storey corner pavilions are distinguished by stone quoins and architrave bands above the trellis-work windows. Stone vases adorn the strapwork parapets. The central double gates on the south side are embellished with cast iron foliage and grotesque ornamentation. There are also outer single gates framed in cut brick surrounds, set within a screen of trellised brick panels featuring quatrefoils. Four red brick gate piers with stone quoins support the structure, and there is a stone scrolled overthrow above the central gates.

Local climate

Gates, Walls and Pavilions on the South Side 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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