The Old Chequers is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1987. House, former public house.
The Old Chequers
- WRENN ID
- guardian-chancel-elm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 June 1987
- Type
- House, former public house
- Address
- The Old Chequers, High Street, Wappenham
- OS grid reference
- SP 625 457
- Coordinates
- 52.1067, -1.08797
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Chequers is a house that was formerly a public house, dating from the late 17th century. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble with some ironstone and features a corrugated asbestos roof, with brick ridge and end stacks set on stone bases. The building has a three-unit plan and stands two storeys high with an attic, presenting a three-window range. There is a 20th-century door to the right of centre, which has a stop-chamfered timber lintel. This door is flanked by two-light casement windows, with a one-light window to the far right and another two-light casement window to the far left. On the first floor, there is a two-light casement window, all of which have timber lintels. Inside, the property features chamfered spine beams and two open fireplaces with stop-chamfered bressumers.
Local climate
The Old Chequers 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 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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