Windmill is a Grade II listed building in the Preston local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 June 1950. Windmill. 2 related planning applications.

Windmill

WRENN ID
ancient-keystone-soot
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Preston
Constituency
Preston MP: Sir Mark Hendrick (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 June 1950
Type
Windmill
Address
Windmill, Craggs Row, PR1 1JZ
OS grid reference
SD 537 300
Coordinates
53.76432, -2.70376
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This building is a tower of a former windmill, likely dating from the early 19th century and has been altered over time. It is constructed of red brick, which is now mostly covered with render and painted red with three white bands. The windmill has a circular plan and consists of six stages that taper slightly, giving it a bottle-shaped appearance. On the south-west side, there is a three-stage rectangular loading slot, with three small square windows aligned vertically above it, along with some other windows located towards the rear. The original superstructure is missing and has been replaced by a flat modern cap. This windmill is the only surviving example in the town and one of the few remaining in the county.

Local climate

Windmill sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,300 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 5 transactions since 2004
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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