Grand Union Canal Windlass Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1987. Cottage.
Grand Union Canal Windlass Cottage
- WRENN ID
- far-pilaster-meadow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 April 1987
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Grand Union Canal Windlass Cottage, Whilton
- OS grid reference
- SP 618 641
- Coordinates
- 52.27185, -1.09441
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Windlass Cottage is an early 19th-century cottage located on the east side of the Grand Union Canal in Whilton. It is constructed of red brick with a tiled roof and features brick end stacks. The cottage has a two-unit plan and stands two storeys tall with an attic, presenting a two-window range. The central door is topped with an overlight, and there are three-light casement windows on both the ground and first floors. All doors and windows are adorned with stone sills and lintels that include keyblocks. The building has a storey band and brick-nogged eaves. To the right, there is a single-storey wing with a back door and a slate roof. Additionally, there is a lean-to outhouse or barn located at the rear.
Local climate
Grand Union Canal Windlass Cottage receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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