Spann Carr Windmill Tower is a Grade II listed building in the North East Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1989. Windmill tower. 2 related planning applications.

Spann Carr Windmill Tower

WRENN ID
last-minaret-stoat
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North East Derbyshire
Constituency
North East Derbyshire MP: Louise Sandher-Jones (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 May 1989
Type
Windmill tower
Address
Spann Carr Windmill Tower, Matlock Road, Ashover, S45 0LJ
OS grid reference
SK 342 660
Coordinates
53.19085, -1.48952
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Spann Carr Windmill Tower is a four-storey circular tower, built in 1807. Constructed of coursed squared gritstone with tooled dressings, it stands on Matlock Road, Ashover. The tower tapers upwards and features an east-facing doorway at ground level. First-floor level has two doorways facing north and south, all with substantial diagonally tooled jambs and deep lintels; each originally had a flight of stone steps. Numerous rectangular window openings, originally containing small-paned metal windows (one of which remains), are present. The interior has been stripped of its machinery and fittings, but retains four hearths which emerge at two vents at the third-floor level. The mill was built by James and Matthew Beresford of Hazelhurst Farm and was later adapted to steam power; an engine house and chimney, now demolished, were added at that time.

Local climate

Spann Carr Windmill Tower receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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  • Sale history — 5 transactions since 1995
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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  • Flood risk assessment
  • 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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