Kiln Base at Os 9474 9966 is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 March 1988. A Early 20th century Kiln base.
Kiln Base at Os 9474 9966
- WRENN ID
- upper-tower-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 March 1988
- Type
- Kiln base
- Address
- Kiln Base at Os 9474 9966, Wakerley
- OS grid reference
- SP 947 996
- Coordinates
- 52.5865, -0.60299
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a kiln base from the early 20th century, made of mass concrete and featuring a circular plan. It is believed to have been built for iron ore smelting during the First World War, although it was not completed. The kiln base is part of a group that includes another kiln base at OS 9476 9966 and kilns located at OS 9473 9966 and OS 9472 9966.
Local climate
Kiln Base at Os 9474 9966 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 81% 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 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% 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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