The Kennels is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1988. Farmhouse.

The Kennels

WRENN ID
woven-mortar-honey
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 May 1988
Type
Farmhouse
Address
The Kennels, Potterspury
OS grid reference
SP 730 434
Coordinates
52.08431, -0.93588
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Kennels is a farmhouse dating from the mid to late 18th century. It is constructed of coursed squared limestone and features a slate roof with brick stacks at either end. The building has a double-depth plan and is two stories high with a three-window range. The central entrance consists of a four-panel part-glazed door with an overlight, set within a gabled 19th-century porch. The ground and first floors have 20th-century cross windows with flat-arched heads. Architectural details include a plinth, quoins, and hollow-chamfered stone eaves. There are 19th and 20th-century extensions at the rear. The interior has not been inspected. The Kennels is located within the park of Wakefield Lodge.

Local climate

The Kennels 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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