Waterwheel Pit at Holmslinn Shaft, on South Bank of River East Allen is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 1985. Industrial structure.

Waterwheel Pit at Holmslinn Shaft, on South Bank of River East Allen

WRENN ID
twelfth-attic-jet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 August 1985
Type
Industrial structure
Address
Waterwheel Pit at Holmslinn Shaft, on South Bank of River East Allen, Allendale
OS grid reference
NY 842 523
Coordinates
54.86576, -2.24748
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Waterwheel Pit at Holmslinn Shaft, located on the south bank of the River East Allen, is associated with a mid-19th century lead mine. It is constructed of squared stone with ashlar dressings and features an internal facing. The structure is rectangular and is partly built into the hillside. At the lower end, there is a semicircular arch with a narrow chamfer and a slightly raised chamfered keystone.

Local climate

Waterwheel Pit at Holmslinn Shaft, on South Bank of River East Allen sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 59 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 39 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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