Building record 2940/0/10 - Spratton House, 5 Church Road

[Also known as The Hardys]. Three bay, double pile, sandstone house built c1790. A courtyard to the rear was, in the 19th century, enclosed by a variety of service buildings, including a staff cottage, coach house, and tack room. Associated with the Butlin family who were involved with the 19th-century iron industry in the county.

{1} Possible bee bole. A 9-inch slot (with beaded edging) above a first-floor window on the east elevation gives access to a space approximately 30x30x30 (inches); this may have housed a skep. Drawing.

{2} A plaque reading 'Thomas Butlin/1792-1871/Founder of the/Northamptonshire/iron industry/Lived here' is recorded on the house. House built by William Butlin in 1793.

{3} Spratton House, 5 Church Road, Spratton House was built in 1793 by the Butlin family, local landowners and wool merchants. It is a double-depth building of three storeys with three Georgian timber sash windows of nine lights on the first and second floors. The windows have splayed lintels with key stones. At first floor level the building projects forward and has a flat roof. This is a later extension that was added in the early 1900s but it was built in the same architectural style as the earlier building.

<1> International Bee Research Association, 2017, The IBRA Bee Bole Register, 0888 (Website). SNN111922.

<2> Spratton Local History Society, Accessed 03/03/2020 (Website). SNN111923.

<3> West Northamptonshire Council, 2021, Spratton Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan, p. 79 (Policy Document). SNN112685.

<4> Historic England, SPRATTON HOUSE, CHURCH ROAD, SPRATTON, DAVENTRY, BF092798 (Archive). SNN115392.

Record last edited

Feb 17 2025 6:54PM