Whites the Butchers is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1987. A C18 House, shop. 4 related planning applications.
Whites the Butchers
- WRENN ID
- fossil-stair-kestrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1987
- Type
- House, shop
- Address
- Whites the Butchers, 2, High Street, Blakesley, NN12 8RE
- OS grid reference
- SP 624 502
- Coordinates
- 52.14691, -1.08844
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Whites the Butchers is a house and shop dating from the 18th century. It is constructed of coursed squared ironstone and features a plain-tile roof with stone end stacks. The building has a three-unit plan and stands two storeys high with an attic, displaying a four-window range. The central entrance consists of a part-glazed door with an overlight, flanked by 19th-century shop windows. There are canted bay windows on the left and right, which contain sash windows. The first floor features horned sash windows, all equipped with timber lintels. The eaves are moulded wood, and the gables are stone-coped with kneelers. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
Whites the Butchers 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 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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 1995
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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