14 and 15, Lower Benefield is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1988. House. 7 related planning applications.
14 and 15, Lower Benefield
- WRENN ID
- night-tin-owl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 January 1988
- Type
- House
- Address
- 14 and 15, Lower Benefield, PE8 5AF
- OS grid reference
- SP 991 886
- Coordinates
- 52.48716, -0.54198
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
14 and 15 Lower Benefield are two houses dating from 1730. They are built of squared coursed limestone and feature thatch and Collyweston slate roofs. Each house originally has a two-unit plan, together forming an L-shape range.
The main front of No. 14 has a three-window arrangement with two- and three-light casements that include glazing bars, all set under gauged stone heads with keyblocks. There is a central panelled door with glazed toplights, also under a similar stone head. The gable parapets and kneelers are made of ashlar, and there are ashlar stacks at both ends.
To the right, the main front of No. 15 features a two-window range of 19th-century casements under wooden lintels. A 20th-century door is positioned to the right of centre, also under a wooden lintel. There is a central ashlar stack, and the roofs meet at a right angle with a Collyweston slate valley. The rear elevation of No. 14 includes a 20th-century lean-to porch. The datestone is located in the left gable of No. 14. No. 15 is likely an earlier build, and its interior contains spine beams.
Local climate
14 and 15, Lower Benefield sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% 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 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2014
- Related listed building consents — 7 applications
- 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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