Leap Mill Farmhouse and Aqueduct Wall, with Pigsty/Henhouse Attached is a Grade II* listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 January 1987. Farmhouse, mill.
Leap Mill Farmhouse and Aqueduct Wall, with Pigsty/Henhouse Attached
- WRENN ID
- high-parapet-tide
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett MP: Liz Twist (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 January 1987
- Type
- Farmhouse, mill
- Address
- Leap Mill Farmhouse and Aqueduct Wall, with Pigsty/Henhouse Attached, Busty Bank
- OS grid reference
- NZ 175 572
- Coordinates
- 54.90945, -1.72772
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Leap Mill Farmhouse and aqueduct wall, with an attached pigsty/henhouse, is a Grade II* listed farmhouse and mill dating from the early 18th century, with a late 18th-century addition. The building is constructed from thinly-rendered sandstone rubble, featuring ashlar dressings and quoins, and has a Welsh slate roof with brick chimneys.
The structure consists of two parts: the south elevation includes a two-storey, two-bay right section that houses the main house and mill, and a one-storey, two-bay left addition situated on higher ground, which is continuous with the first floor of the right part. The first build has steps leading down to a near-central boarded door beneath a flat stone lintel. The fenestration is irregular, with varied window sizes, including a late 19th-century sash on the ground floor and a 16-pane sash above to the left. There is a small 4-pane light above the door and a wide 2-pane light to the right on the first floor, all with flat stone lintels. The roof features 20th-century skylights and three ridge chimneys. The right return has small square lights for the mill and a pit for the overshot mill wheel.
The attached pigsty/henhouse is set back to the right over the mill race and includes rear walled enclosures and a single hen-hole. The second build on the left has steps leading up to a boarded door and a 16-pane sash window on the left, both with flat stone lintels.
Inside, there is a stop-chamfered stone surround to the internal door leading to the mill, which is now enclosed in a rear extension. The mill retains complete machinery, including upper wheels made of wood and lower wheels of cast iron with wooden cogs, as well as two sets of millstones. A stone wall, approximately 80 cm wide, breaks forward on the right and extends the length of the garden; this wall formerly supported the aqueduct for the mill.
Local climate
Leap Mill Farmhouse and Aqueduct Wall, with Pigsty/Henhouse Attached receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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