Building record 7754/1/18 - Northampton Top Lock Cottage

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{1} Lock-keepers cottage. c.1815. Painted brick, hipped slate roof, C20 brick lateral stacks. 2-unit plan. 2 storeys, 3-window range. Central C20 part-glazed door with segmental-arched head, flanked by canted bay windows. 2-light sliding casement windows to 1st floor. Central bay breaks forward slightly. Deep overhanging eaves. Single-storey extension to left. Interior not inspected. Stands at head of a flight of locks on Northampton arm of Grand Union Canal.

{3} Undated photo, also photo dated 09.12.1993;


<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 5/172 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F09 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<3> Photographs of buildings in Rothersthorpe (Photographs). SNN113127.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Digital archive: Clews Architects. 1980s. Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire. h:heritage\smr\historic buildings database. historic.mdb. Clews Architects. 5/172 (checked).
  • <2> Catalogue: List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"). South Northants.District. Dept. of Environment. F09 (unchecked).
  • <3> Photographs: Photographs of buildings in Rothersthorpe.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 72262 56045 (10m by 16m) Approximate
Civil Parish ROTHERSTHORPE, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District)

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Record last edited

Mar 16 2022 2:13PM

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