The Boat Inn is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1988. Public house. 1 related planning application.
The Boat Inn
- WRENN ID
- dusk-lintel-primrose
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 March 1988
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- The Boat Inn, Grand Union Canal, Stoke Bruerne
- OS grid reference
- SP 743 498
- Coordinates
- 52.14219, -0.91534
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Boat Inn is a public house and shop dating from the 18th century, with some alterations and additions made in the 20th century. It is constructed from coursed limestone rubble and features a straw thatch roof with brick ridge and end stacks. The building has a four-unit plan and is one storey with an attic, comprising a nine-bay range.
The entrance on the left consists of a four-panel door with a moulded wood surround and a straight head supported by brackets. To the left of the centre is a plank door, and to the right of the centre is a part-blocked door, both featuring wood lintels. On the far right, there is a pair of 20th-century doors with concrete lintels. The far left has a bay window, while to the right of the left door is a three-light casement window, and there are additional two-light casements, all with wood lintels.
The building has large 20th-century extensions to the right and rear, which are not of special architectural interest. Inside, the property features chamfered spine beams. Originally known as the Navigation Inn, it has been an ale-house since the 18th century.
Local climate
The Boat Inn 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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