The Old House is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. A C18 House.

The Old House

WRENN ID
other-oriel-blackthorn
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 Old House, Kiln Lane, Welton
OS grid reference
SP 580 659
Coordinates
52.28827, -1.14979
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old House is a mid-18th century house, dated 1722, constructed from ironstone rubble that is squared and coursed, with three courses of later brick below the eaves. It features a 20th-century plain-tiled roof, which has one brick ridge stack and two later brick end stacks set on stone bases. The building is two stories high and has a three-window range.

To the right, there are two 18th-century three-light windows, one on each floor, both with moulded and mullioned designs, and the ground-floor window has a hood mould. The four windows in the center and to the left are 19th-century, made with wood frames and glazing bars, and have wood lintels above. The late 19th-century door has a wood lintel and frame, with a moulded wood arch. The door itself is made of wood planks and features an iron handle and hinge. The corners of the building and the door are accentuated with quoins, and the roof has coped gables.

Above the door to the right, there is a datestone inscribed with "MN/1722". Inside, the house has an 18th-century wooden staircase with carved flat balusters. The ceilings retain original beams and rafters, which are chamfered and have chamfer stops, with one beam being moulded. There are three inglenook fireplaces that are now blocked, corresponding to the stacks above.

Local climate

The Old House 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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