Grindstone Circle and Grindstone in the Garden to Rear of Number 12 is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1984. Grindstone circle.

Grindstone Circle and Grindstone in the Garden to Rear of Number 12

WRENN ID
narrow-thatch-lichen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Calder Valley MP: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 February 1984
Type
Grindstone circle
Address
Grindstone Circle and Grindstone in the Garden to Rear of Number 12, Rock Terrace, Todmorden
OS grid reference
SD 932 227
Coordinates
53.70141, -2.10434
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Grindstone Circle and grindstone, located in the garden behind Number 12, is a structure that dates back to possibly the 18th century. The outer rim of the circle is made up of vertically bedded stones, while the inner circle consists of hollowed stones shaped like voussoirs. The stones rise towards the center, where there is a square hole at the junction of a cross. Between the arms of the cross, cobbles are set diagonally. This structure was originally used for grinding sand from the sandstone outcrop of the nearby Knowl Wood Delph Quarries, which provided stone for the construction of Rochdale Town Hall. It is a rare and complete survival of its kind.

Local climate

Grindstone Circle and Grindstone in the Garden to Rear of Number 12 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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