94, Watling Street East is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1970. Shop and dwelling. 2 related planning applications.

94, Watling Street East

WRENN ID
frozen-pillar-fog
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 July 1970
Type
Shop and dwelling
Address
94, Watling Street East, Towcester, NN12 6BT
OS grid reference
SP 693 487
Coordinates
52.13234, -0.98856
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a shop and dwelling house dating to the 17th century, with alterations in the 19th century. The front is of white painted brick, the rear is of rubble stone, and the roof is slate. The building is three storeys high and has a two-window front. The upper floor has a pair of four-pane sash windows. Below them are a pair of 19th-century canted bay windows with sash windows. A projecting 19th-century shop front features a glazed door to the right and a further door to the left. A rubble stone wing at the rear has additional sash windows and a 2-light attic casement. Inside, there are some chamfered beams, a 19th-century staircase, and old purlins in the roof of the rear wing. The property is included on the list for its group value.

Local climate

94, Watling Street East 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 2004
  • 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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