Judge's Lodgings is a Grade II* listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 January 1952. Historic lodging.

Judge's Lodgings

WRENN ID
dusk-porch-foxglove
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Northampton North MP: Lucy Rigby (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 January 1952
Type
Historic lodging
Address
Judge's Lodgings, George Row, Northampton
OS grid reference
SP 755 604
Coordinates
52.23696, -0.89539
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Judge's Lodgings is an 18th-century building located adjacent to the Sessions House on the east side. It features an ashlar front with a basement and three storeys, complete with a plinth, frieze, cornice, and parapet. The façade includes five sash windows with glazing bars set within reveals. The central doorway is framed by an architrave surround and leads to an eight-panelled door that is fielded, topped with a frieze and a pediment supported by consoles. The Judge's Lodgings, along with the Sessions House, County Hall, County Council Offices, and Nos 8, 8A, 9, and 9A, form a cohesive group of buildings.

Local climate

Judge's Lodgings 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.

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Nearby listed buildings

  1. Sessions House Grade I 20 m
  2. 2, St Giles' Square Grade II 27 m
  3. County Hall Grade II* 41 m
  4. 10a, 10, 11a and 12, St Giles' Square Grade II 42 m
  5. The Town and County War Memorial Grade I 44 m
  6. 2 K6 Telephone Kiosks Grade II 56 m
  7. County Council Offices Grade II 57 m
  8. 8, 8a, 9 and 9a, George Row Grade II* 61 m
  9. Church of All Saints Grade I 72 m
  10. The Guildhall Grade II* 73 m