The Orchard is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1987. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.
The Orchard
- WRENN ID
- blind-loft-mallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1987
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Orchard, Old Forge Lane, Preston Capes, NN11 3TD
- OS grid reference
- SP 574 546
- Coordinates
- 52.18747, -1.16036
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Orchard is a cottage dating from the early 18th century. It's constructed of coursed ironstone rubble with a thatched roof, featuring brick ridge stacks, one built on a stone base. The original design comprised a three-room through-passage plan. The cottage is one storey high with an attic, and originally had a five-window front facing the garden. A plank door is located to the right, now protected by a 20th-century gabled porch. The windows are casements, varying in size with one, two, or three lights, and all have timber lintels. Two eyebrow dormers, each with a two-light window, light the attic. A bay to the left is a later addition, evidenced by a straight joint in the stonework. A single-window addition from the 20th century adjoins the right side of the front door. The rear of the property features a three-light stone mullion window and a blocked door. Quoins are present. Inside, the cottage retains an open fireplace and stop-chamfered spine beams with run-out stops.
Local climate
The Orchard receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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 — 3 transactions since 2005
- 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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