Northampton Public Library is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1975. Library. 7 related planning applications.
Northampton Public Library
- WRENN ID
- keen-brass-dew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Northampton North MP: Lucy Rigby (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 January 1975
- Type
- Library
- Address
- Northampton Public Library, Abington Street, NN1 2BA
- OS grid reference
- SP 757 606
- Coordinates
- 52.23863, -0.89161
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Northampton Public Library was built in 1910 by local architect Herbert Norman. It features a classical stone front and consists of two storeys and a basement. Inside, there is a marble staircase and a well-planned layout.
Local climate
Northampton Public Library 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 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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.
More on this building
Sign in or create a free account to unlock:
- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 7 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
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.
Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
this building 1 similar nearby listed buildings