The Old Post Office is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1987. House. 1 related planning application.
The Old Post Office
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-string-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Kettering MP: Rosie Wrighting (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old Post Office, Pipewell, Kettering, Rushton, NN14 1QZ
- OS grid reference
- SP 839 858
- Coordinates
- 52.46376, -0.76551
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Post Office is a house, dated 1674, that was remodelled in the 19th century for the Pipewell Hall estate. It is constructed of squared coursed limestone with a slate roof and has a T-shaped plan. The building is two storeys high and features a two-window range of leaded casements, each set under a wooden lintel. A 20th-century door is centrally positioned and also sits under a wooden lintel. Brick and stone stacks, featuring diagonal flues, are located at the ends of the building. A datestone is set into the left gable. The interior has not been inspected. The house is part of a group that was upgraded for the Pipewell Hall estate in the early 19th century. It is included on the list for its group value.
Local climate
The Old Post Office sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2012
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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