Upper Gate House and Lower Gate House is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. A C18 House, inn. 2 related planning applications.

Upper Gate House and Lower Gate House

WRENN ID
scattered-lead-hyssop
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
Country
England
Type
House, inn
Address
Upper Gate House and Lower Gate House, Main Street, Denton, NN7 1DQ
OS grid reference
SP 838 580
Coordinates
52.21448, -0.77439
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

A pair of houses, originally built in the 18th century and altered in the 20th century, formerly served as an inn. The houses are constructed of squared limestone with a reed thatch roof and brick end and ridge stacks. They have a two- and three-unit plan and two storeys with an attic, displaying a seven-window range. A central carriage arch features a depressed arch. A 2-light casement window is located to the far left and to the right of centre; the window to the left (Lower Gate House) has a flat-arched head, while the window to the right (Upper Gate House) has a wooden lintel. Further 2-light casement windows are present on both the ground and first floors, all with flat-arched heads. Two dormers house 2-light casement windows. The gables are stone-coped. A cross-shaped ridge stack to the right of the centre is partly original. Inside the Lower Gate House, there is a large open fireplace with a chamfered bressumer in what was formerly a bakery. The interior features chamfered spine beams, old stud crown glass overlight, a collar truss roof with two tiers of purlins and a ridge piece. The Upper Gate House also has spine beams.

Local climate

Upper Gate House and Lower Gate House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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.

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  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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