Disused Windmill at Ngr Sj 56652 29724 is a Grade II* listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. A C18 Windmill.
Disused Windmill at Ngr Sj 56652 29724
- WRENN ID
- wild-pier-rush
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Windmill
- Address
- Disused Windmill at Ngr Sj 56652 29724, Weston-Under-Redcastle
- OS grid reference
- SJ 566 297
- Coordinates
- 52.86327, -2.64527
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The disused windmill, located at National Grid Reference SJ 56652 29724, is a late 18th-century red brick tower mill that is currently not in use. It features a circular plan that tapers towards the top and has five levels, with two rectangular doorways and three square window openings arranged vertically. Although the cap is missing, the windmill retains the shaft for the sails and the gearing for the fantail located at the rear.
Inside, most of the floors have deteriorated, but it still holds heavy floor beams and joists, along with a massive main shaft, wallower, brake wheel, and other milling equipment. A millstone, which is not in its original position, can be found on the ground floor. Historically, this windmill was used to extract linseed oil for cattle feed and to crush bones for manure. It was once brightly painted and, along with the now-demolished Neptune's Whim, a Dutch-style cottage, contributed to a picturesque landscape near the south end of Hawk Lake.
Local climate
Disused Windmill at Ngr Sj 56652 29724 receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% 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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