Mill South of Former Flax Mill is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1987. Mill. 6 related planning applications.

Mill South of Former Flax Mill

WRENN ID
muted-brick-swallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend MP: Mary Glindon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 March 1987
Type
Mill
Address
Mill South of Former Flax Mill, Lime Street, NE1 2PQ
OS grid reference
NZ 262 645
Coordinates
54.97492, -1.59194
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The building is a flour mill, later used as a warehouse, and now serves as a workshop. It was constructed around 1840 and is made of brick with ashlar dressings, featuring a rear basement that faces the river. The structure has four storeys and consists of three bays, with two additional bays set back on the left side. There are three high vehicle entrances that have segmental brick arches supported by two cast iron columns. The outer brick piers are fitted with cast-iron fenders and stone impost blocks, while the brick springers above the central columns are clad in iron. Inside the arches, there are double doors that rest under wooden lintels. The upper floors are adorned with two-light openings that also have segmental brick arches and projecting stone sills. The roof is low-pitched and hipped. The rear elevation facing Ouseburn features a central gabled hoist. At the time of the survey, part of the building was obscured by scaffolding.

Local climate

Mill South of Former Flax Mill receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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