Saint Peter's School is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 April 1976. School. 3 related planning applications.

Saint Peter's School

WRENN ID
knotted-lantern-shade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Northamptonshire
Constituency
Kettering MP: Rosie Wrighting (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 April 1976
Type
School
Address
Saint Peter's School, 52, Headlands, Kettering Town, NN15 6DJ
OS grid reference
SP 866 777
Coordinates
52.39092, -0.72824
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Saint Peter's School, formerly known as "Sunnylands," was built in 1894 for William Timpson, the founder of a nationwide boot and shoe manufacturing and retailing firm. The architect was J A Gotch. The building is constructed of red brick with a gabled tiled roof and features stone dressings. It has three storeys, with moulded bands at the window head levels, a plinth, and a balustraded terrace on the east front that includes steps on the north and south sides. The windows are stone mullioned and transomed casement types. There are large chimneystacks with wedge-shaped vertical mouldings and corbelled caps. The stone front doorway is framed by an arch surrounded by Doric pilasters, topped with an enriched entablature that carries finials and strapwork.

Local climate

Saint Peter's School 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 84% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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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