Three Horseshoes Public House is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 August 1972. Public house.

Three Horseshoes Public House

WRENN ID
gentle-rubble-khaki
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Northamptonshire
Constituency
Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 August 1972
Type
Public house
Address
Three Horseshoes Public House, High Street, Ecton
OS grid reference
SP 827 635
Coordinates
52.26359, -0.78846
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Three Horseshoes Public House is a mid-18th century building located on Ecton High Street. It is constructed of squared coursed lias and brick, with parts now painted, and features a combination of plain tile and slate roofs. The original design was a two-unit plan, and the building stands two storeys high with an attic.

The front has a two-window range of casements with glazing bars set under wooden lintels. A central six-panel door with glazed top lights is topped by a 20th-century hood. Above, there is a central wooden eaves dormer that contains a casement with glazing bars. The building is adorned with ashlar gable parapets and has brick stacks at both ends. The left gable features a two-light part-leaded attic casement under a wooden lintel.

Attached to the right is a 19th-century brick extension with a three-window range. The interior has not been inspected. Notably, there is a former blacksmith's shop at the rear, which is said to have been owned by the family of Benjamin Franklin.

Local climate

Three Horseshoes Public 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 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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