The Old Bakehouse is a Grade II listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 January 1987. Cottage and shop.
The Old Bakehouse
- WRENN ID
- stony-cobble-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Kesteven
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne MP: Gareth Davies (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 January 1987
- Type
- Cottage and shop
- Address
- The Old Bakehouse, Market Place, Folkingham, NG34 0SE
- OS grid reference
- TF 072 335
- Coordinates
- 52.88895, -0.4077
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Bakehouse is a former cottage and shop located on the west side of Market Place in Folkingham. It dates from the late 18th century, with alterations made in 1826 and the 20th century. The building is constructed of red brick with some ashlar dressings and features a pantile roof with decorated eaves. It is a single-storey structure with a two-bay front. On the left side, there is a glazing bar sash window with a brick wedge lintel and a raised ashlar keystone. To the right, there is a doorway with a wooden lintel and a plank door. The Old Bakehouse is attached to the north side of No 13 Market Place and is included in the listing for its group value.
Local climate
The Old Bakehouse 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 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1997
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