Blacksmiths Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 May 1967. A C18 House.
Blacksmiths Cottage
- WRENN ID
- shifting-belfry-indigo
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 May 1967
- Type
- House
- Address
- Blacksmiths Cottage, Main Street, Fotheringhay
- OS grid reference
- TL 058 932
- Coordinates
- 52.52705, -0.44074
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Blacksmiths Cottage is a house located on Main Street in Fotheringhay, originally listed as The Blacksmiths Cottage and Post Office. It dates from the late 18th century and 19th century and is constructed of squared coursed limestone with roofs made of Collyweston slate, asbestos slate, and pantiles. The building has an original two-unit plan and stands two storeys tall with a two-window range.
The first floor features leaded casements with some original glass set under wood lintels, while the ground floor has early 20th-century casements, also under wood lintels. A central door from the 20th century is located under a wood lintel as well. There are stone stacks at both ends of the house.
To the left, there is a 19th-century outbuilding with a pantile roof that has been incorporated into the main house. The rear elevation includes two leaded casements with some original glass, again under wood lintels, and there is a lean-to extension at the rear with an asbestos slate roof. Although the interior was not inspected, it is likely that the room to the left of the entrance has an open fireplace.
Local climate
Blacksmiths Cottage 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 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% 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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