The Old Post Office is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 August 1972. A Early C18 Post office, dwelling.
The Old Post Office
- WRENN ID
- swift-cobble-soot
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 August 1972
- Type
- Post office, dwelling
- Address
- The Old Post Office, 2, High Street, Ecton
- OS grid reference
- SP 827 636
- Coordinates
- 52.26521, -0.789
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Post Office is a building dating from the early 18th century, originally consisting of three houses that have now been converted into two dwellings. It is constructed of squared coursed lias stone and features a thatched roof. The building has a single storey with an attic and displays a four-window range of casements with glazing bars set beneath wooden lintels, along with a six-window range of similar eyebrow dormers. There are brick stacks located at the ridge and at the ends of the structure. The rear of the building mirrors the front, with plank doors situated between the window range. The interiors have not been inspected.
Local climate
The Old Post Office 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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