The Nook is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. Cottage.
The Nook
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-postern-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1987
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Nook, Essen Lane, Kilsby
- OS grid reference
- SP 560 712
- Coordinates
- 52.3361, -1.17912
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Nook is a cottage dating from the late 18th century. It is constructed of red brick featuring a grey brick vertical patterning, with the left bay made of plain brick that was likely added in the 19th century. The cottage has a thatched roof and includes a large brick chimney stack on the right gable and a smaller stack to the right of the center.
The building is two storeys high and has three bays. The entrance, located in the second bay from the right, features a timber porch with a thatch roof and a four-panel door beneath a wooden lintel. To the right of the entrance is a three-light casement window set in an arched brick surround, with a similar window to the left. The left bay contains a two-light casement window. On the first floor, there is a blocked opening with a wooden lintel in the right bay, alongside a three-light casement window with a wooden lintel. The other first-floor windows are two-light casements, also with wooden lintels. The cottage is finished with a brick dentil cornice and has a rendered gable end on the left side. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
The Nook receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1996
- No related consent applications matched
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