Downham Mill is a Grade II listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 April 1984. Mill.

Downham Mill

WRENN ID
tangled-bracket-pigeon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ribble Valley
Constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe MP: Jonathan Hinder (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 April 1984
Type
Mill
Address
Downham Mill, Green Lane
OS grid reference
SD 790 450
Coordinates
53.90155, -2.321
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Downham Mill is a former mill, now used as a farm building, dating from 1818. It is constructed of rubble with a slate roof and has an L-plan layout. The building is two storeys high with an attic.

On the south wall, which is on the inner side of the 'L', there is a window with a plain stone surround on each floor, along with a door with a plain stone surround on each floor to the left, although the first-floor door is now blocked. The west wall, also on the inside of the 'L', features a window with a plain stone surround on both floors, with the first-floor window having a central square mullion. To the right on the ground floor, there is a wide doorway with a plain stone surround and a semi-circular head. Above this, on the first floor, is another door with a plain stone surround, inscribed with 'WA 1818' on the lintel.

The north wall has a door with a plain stone surround beneath a gable on the left, and to its right is a two-light window with a plain stone surround and a square mullion. On the first floor, there are three similar windows, and the attic has a similar window that was originally three lights but now has only one mullion remaining. The right wing has a window with a plain stone surround on each floor.

The east wall has three openings with relieving arches; the right-hand one is blocked, while the other two have windows with plain stone surrounds. On the first floor, there are two additional windows with plain stone surrounds. The interior retains original floors and features a platform for millstones supported by stone pillars.

Local climate

Downham Mill sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 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 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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