Old Mill 30 Metres South West of Linnels Bridge is a Grade II* listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 October 1952. Water mill.
Old Mill 30 Metres South West of Linnels Bridge
- WRENN ID
- night-stronghold-pearl
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 October 1952
- Type
- Water mill
- OS grid reference
- NY 954 616
- Coordinates
- 54.94927, -2.07212
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Old Mill, located 30 metres south-west of Linnels Bridge, is a water mill and outbuilding dating from around 1700, with enlargements and remodelling occurring around 1800. The structure is built of rubble with some stone dressings and features a stone slate roof. The original rectangular building has been extended with a later east outshut, a south-west wing, and a lower wheelhouse at the southern end.
On the south elevation, the end of the original block displays a boarded stable door beneath a timber lintel, with a 16-pane Yorkshire sash window above and to the left, positioned in the gable. To the left at a lower level, the end of the outshut has a fixed 12-pane casement window. Set back to the right, the low wing features a small window with a timber lintel. The rear elevation includes two small windows in the end of the original block above the wheelhouse, which has a doorway with a tooled lintel, a small window, and a round-arched tail goit on the right return.
Inside, the mill retains an exceptionally complete set of milling machinery, mostly from the early to mid-19th century. This includes a large timber water wheel with cast-iron bracing and bolts, a cast-iron pit wheel and shaft, and two millstones housed in wood with cast-iron bracing. There is also an unusual pearl barley machine featuring cast-iron wheels and gearing, as well as a rare oat roasting kiln, again with cast-iron shafts and gearing. An early 20th-century water turbine has been inserted between the wheel spokes to generate electricity for the former millhouse.
Historically, a mill has existed on this site since the 14th century, with the last use recorded around 1890.
Local climate
Old Mill 30 Metres South West of Linnels Bridge receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 35 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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