Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gates to Number 4 (Essex House) and Number 5 (Arnoside House) is a Grade II* listed building in the Enfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1974. Forecourt walls and gates.

Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gates to Number 4 (Essex House) and Number 5 (Arnoside House)

WRENN ID
solitary-frieze-lark
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Enfield
Constituency
Southgate and Wood Green MP: Bambos Charalambous (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 January 1974
Type
Forecourt walls and gates
Address
Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gates to Number 4 (Essex House) and Number 5 (Arnoside House), the Green N14
OS grid reference
TQ 298 934
Coordinates
51.62496, -0.12584
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The forecourt walls, railings, and gates to Number 4 (Essex House) and Number 5 (Arnoside House) date from the early 18th century. They feature a red brick wall that divides the forecourt and extends down to the central of three square brick piers, which support stone urns. These piers hold two sets of wrought iron gates with decorative overthrows. Low stone-coped walls on either side support wrought iron railings that stretch to the lower side piers of brick, which also have stone urns. Number 3 (Essex Coach House) is part of the group that includes Number 4 (Essex House) and Number 5 (Arnoside House and Arnoside Cottage), along with the forecourt railings and gates.

Local climate

Forecourt Walls, Railings and Gates to Number 4 (Essex House) and Number 5 (Arnoside House) sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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