The Old Wind is a Grade II listed building in the Telford and Wrekin local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 August 1974. Industrial structure.
The Old Wind
- WRENN ID
- eternal-cupola-larch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Constituency
- Telford MP: Shaun Davies (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 August 1974
- Type
- Industrial structure
- Address
- The Old Wind, Cherry Tree Hill, the Gorge
- OS grid reference
- SJ 670 050
- Coordinates
- 52.64257, -2.48894
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Wind is a mid-19th century incline that was formerly used for transporting goods between the canal system above and the railway system below. It features winding gear and is now overgrown with grass and trees. The site is included in the register for its industrial archaeological interest.
Local climate
The Old Wind receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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