131, Watling Street West is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 August 1976. House. 1 related planning application.

131, Watling Street West

WRENN ID
ragged-pilaster-pigeon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 August 1976
Type
House
Address
131, Watling Street West, Towcester, NN12 6AG
OS grid reference
SP 694 484
Coordinates
52.13037, -0.98719
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

House, formerly an inn, dating from the late 17th century. The gable end facing the street is constructed of coursed squared ironstone, while the sides are made of coursed limestone rubble. The original thatched roof has been replaced with a plain-tile roof from the 20th century, and there are brick stacks at the ends. The building has two storeys and an attic, arranged in a one-window range with a two-unit plan. The entrance is located on the gable end facing the street, featuring a 20th-century door to the left with a wooden lintel. There are 20th-century three-light sliding sash windows on the ground and first floors, along with a similar two-light window in the gable above, all having wooden lintels. The quoins and gables are built up in brick. On the south front, there is a blocked doorway to the right that contains a small 20th-century two-light sliding sash window, and a larger similar window to the left with another similar window above, all with wooden lintels. To the west, there is a low two-storey addition. The interior includes chamfered spine beams, a wooden winder staircase, plank doors, and some original roof structure. This building was formerly known as the Angel Inn.

Local climate

131, Watling Street West 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 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2023
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
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