38, High Street is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1987. House, shop.
38, High Street
- WRENN ID
- stony-casement-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden MP: Gen Kitchen (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1987
- Type
- House, shop
- Address
- 38, High Street, Higham Ferrers
- OS grid reference
- SP 959 683
- Coordinates
- 52.3047, -0.59468
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 38 High Street is a house that has been converted into a house and shop, dating from the mid-18th century. It is constructed of squared coursed limestone with a stucco facade and features a slate roof. The building has an L-shaped plan and is two storeys high. The main front has a two-window range, with sash windows that have glazing bars and moulded stucco surrounds on the first floor, while the ground floor features a 20th-century shop window. There are brick stacks at both ends of the building. Inside the shop, there is an open fireplace with a bressumer and cross beams. This property is included for its group value.
Local climate
38, High Street sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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