The Spectacles is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 July 1985. Gate arch.
The Spectacles
- WRENN ID
- hushed-flue-vetch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 July 1985
- Type
- Gate arch
- Address
- The Spectacles, Spectacle Lane, Boughton
- OS grid reference
- SP 767 659
- Coordinates
- 52.2867, -0.87624
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Spectacles is a gate arch, likely built in the mid-18th century. It is constructed from regularly coursed lias stone. The arch features a pointed shape with a stepped gable above, and it is flanked by tall circular turrets that have castellations. Within the archway, there is a pair of iron gates. This structure may have been erected as part of a series of similar follies on the Boughton Hall estate.
Local climate
The Spectacles sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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