Grain Drying Kiln South East of Swettenham Mill is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 March 1987. Grain kiln.
Grain Drying Kiln South East of Swettenham Mill
- WRENN ID
- kindled-rafter-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire East
- Constituency
- Congleton MP: Sarah Russell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 March 1987
- Type
- Grain kiln
- Address
- Grain Drying Kiln South East of Swettenham Mill, Swettenham Road
- OS grid reference
- SJ 810 672
- Coordinates
- 53.20171, -2.28457
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The grain drying kiln, located south-east of Swettenham Mill, dates from around 1765. It is constructed of red brick and features a tile roof. The building is single storey and has a floor made of purpose-made tiles designed for drying grain, which is heated from below. The roof is supported by a king post truss and purlin structure. This kiln is included for its group value with the nearby mill.
Local climate
Grain Drying Kiln South East of Swettenham Mill sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% 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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