Laxton Grammar School (That Part to South East End of Church Street) is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 June 1974. School.
Laxton Grammar School (That Part to South East End of Church Street)
- WRENN ID
- hushed-lime-indigo
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 June 1974
- Type
- School
- Address
- Laxton Grammar School (That Part to South East End of Church Street), Oundle
- OS grid reference
- TL 041 881
- Coordinates
- 52.48135, -0.46789
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Laxton Grammar School, located at the south-east end of Church Street, is a mid-19th century building featuring two storeys at the ends and one storey in the centre, constructed in ashlar. The two-storey end gables each have one window with three lancet lights, which include shield terminals and rectangular drip moulds above a window with five lights, where the drip mould continues as a string course. The central section, which is one storey, has a parapet and cornice. Above the arched doorway, there is a gabled section that displays the school coat of arms and features stopped chamfers on the moulded reveals. This building is included for its group value with The Cloisters on New Street.
Local climate
Laxton Grammar School (That Part to South East End of Church Street) 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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