The Virginia Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1954. A C18 House, bakehouse. 2 related planning applications.
The Virginia Cottage
- WRENN ID
- worn-gravel-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 November 1954
- Type
- House, bakehouse
- Address
- The Virginia Cottage, High Street, Pitsford, NN6 9AQ
- OS grid reference
- SP 755 680
- Coordinates
- 52.30552, -0.8934
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two houses and a former bakehouse, dating from the late 18th century, with alterations in the 19th century. The houses are constructed of regular coursed lias stone, with a slate roof. Originally designed with a 2-unit plan for each house, and a central entrance, they present a 5-window front of sash windows with glazing bars, each window having a flat arched head. A 19th-century six-panelled door with a 20th-century porch serves as the entrance to the former bakehouse. The building features a moulded stone cornice, ashlar gable parapets, and kneelers, with brick stacks at the ridge and ends. The left-hand house was originally the bakehouse and incorporates a plank door to the floor on the left side, with a stable door below. Inside the bakehouse, an original 19th-century coal-fired oven remains.
Local climate
The Virginia Cottage sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2019
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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