Pathfinder Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1988. A C17 Cottage. 1 related planning application.

Pathfinder Cottage

WRENN ID
keen-wattle-saffron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 May 1988
Type
Cottage
Address
Pathfinder Cottage, Blackwell End, Potterspury, NN12 7QE
OS grid reference
SP 754 435
Coordinates
52.08528, -0.89976
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Pathfinder Cottage is a cottage dating from the late 17th century to early 18th century, with 20th-century alterations. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble and features a thatched roof, along with rendered end and ridge stacks. The building is two stories high and has a three-window range, following a three-unit plan. There is a 20th-century door located to the left of the center, which has a wooden lintel above it. The cottage has two-light casement windows on both the ground and first floors, with the upper windows set in eyebrow dormers, all featuring wooden lintels. The right end bay is a later addition, marked by a straight joint. Inside, the cottage includes spine beams and an open fireplace with a chamfered bressumer. It was formerly known as the Pest House.

Local climate

Pathfinder Cottage 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 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% 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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