Former Mill to West of Crow's Nest is a Grade II listed building in the St. Helens local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 May 1988. Mill building. 1 related planning application.
Former Mill to West of Crow's Nest
- WRENN ID
- sheer-cloister-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- St. Helens
- Constituency
- St Helens North MP: David Baines (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 May 1988
- Type
- Mill building
- Address
- Former Mill to West of Crow's Nest, Crank Road, Rainford
- OS grid reference
- SD 512 014
- Coordinates
- 53.50708, -2.73625
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former mill located to the west of Crow's Nest is a building from the late 18th century or 19th century. It is constructed of dressed stone and features a slate roof. The building is one storey high with a cellar and consists of three bays. The windows are fitted with 20th-century casements and have plain lintels. On the left side of the building, there is a small iron water wheel positioned at cellar level. Inside, you can find a stone fireplace and remnants of machinery. A mill pond is situated on the opposite side of the drive from the house.
Local climate
Former Mill to West of Crow's Nest sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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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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