The Dolphin Inn is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 1985. Public house. 3 related planning applications.
The Dolphin Inn
- WRENN ID
- nether-sentry-larch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 May 1985
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- The Dolphin Inn, High Street, Middleton Cheney
- OS grid reference
- SP 498 417
- Coordinates
- 52.07192, -1.27403
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Dolphin Inn is a public house that was originally a house, built in the 18th century. A datestone at the rear indicates it was constructed in 1717. The building is made of squared coursed ironstone and has a slate roof with brick stacks. It stands two storeys high with an attic and features three bays. The street-facing side has two 19th-century angular bay windows on the ground floor. Above, there are two three-light windows with plain stone frames, wooden mullions, and iron casements. On the left side, there are wooden casement windows that retain their original flat stone arches with keystones. A sundial is positioned above one of the first-floor windows. The entrance is located at the rear and features a wooden lintel with a 20th-century door. Inside, there are chamfered joists and an open fireplace.
Local climate
The Dolphin Inn sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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