The Firs is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. House.
The Firs
- WRENN ID
- ruined-floor-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Firs, 27, West Street, Long Buckby
- OS grid reference
- SP 625 676
- Coordinates
- 52.30375, -1.08417
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Firs is a house built in the early 19th century. It is constructed of red brick with pale headers and features a slate hipped roof with a central brick chimney stack. The building is two stories high and has a three-window range that faces the rear. The central entrance consists of a four-panel part-glazed door, which is adorned with an ornamental overlight and framed by a pilastered wood surround topped with a flat hood. All the windows are fitted with 16-pane sashes, stone sills, and moulded stone lintels. Inside, there is a stone-paved staircase hall, and the staircase features stick balusters, a mahogany hand-rail, and a cast-iron ornamental standard. The house was built before 1817 by William Johnson, a stonemason, for his own occupation.
Local climate
The Firs 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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