North Building (County Council Depot) is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 January 1976. Depot, former workhouse. 8 related planning applications.
North Building (County Council Depot)
- WRENN ID
- haunted-tower-gold
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Northampton South MP: Mike Reader (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 January 1976
- Type
- Depot, former workhouse
- Address
- North Building (County Council Depot), Newport Pagnell Road, Wootton, NN4 6HY
- OS grid reference
- SP 763 572
- Coordinates
- 52.20787, -0.88345
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The North Building, formerly Hardingstone Union Workhouse, was constructed in 1839, as indicated by a plaque in the central pediment. The building is an example of Neoclassical architecture, built in ashlar stone. It comprises a two-story central section and wings, connected by single-story recessed links. The building is roofed with Welsh slate, featuring stone cornices and a central first-floor band. A slight projection is located under the pediment. The windows are sash windows with glazing bars, set within reveals and arranged under flat arches, in a pattern of 2:4:1:3:1:4:2. Angle pilasters are present on the end wings. Later extensions, matching the original style and materials, have been added on the right side (a single-story, one-window addition) and on the left side (a two-story, two-window addition).
Local climate
North Building (County Council Depot) 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 8 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 8 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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