The Kennels is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 August 1977. Former dairy.

The Kennels

WRENN ID
blind-tallow-thrush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 August 1977
Type
Former dairy
Address
The Kennels, the Dairygrounds, Alnwick
OS grid reference
NU 182 139
Coordinates
55.41908, -1.71274
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Kennels is a mid-19th century former dairy. The building features two symmetrical single-storey blocks facing the lane, each with hipped roofs over a central entrance and shaped gables at both the north and south ends. It is constructed of ashlar stone and has slate roofs. The gable ends have various windows, while the rest of the blocks have blind windows. The north block has three windows, and the south block has four. There is an additional two-storey block to the north with three windows, also with a slate roof that is hipped to the north. This block has two double doors on the ground floor and one on the first floor, creating a courtyard within the complex.

Local climate

The Kennels receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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