Windmill Tower to West of Number 75 is a Grade II listed building in the Walsall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1984. Windmill tower. 1 related planning application.
Windmill Tower to West of Number 75
- WRENN ID
- gilded-groin-twilight
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Walsall
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich MP: Valerie Vaz (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 May 1984
- Type
- Windmill tower
- Address
- Windmill Tower to West of Number 75, Highgate Road, WS1 3JA
- OS grid reference
- SP 017 975
- Coordinates
- 52.57581, -1.97613
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a windmill tower located to the west of number 75, Highgate Road, Walsall. It dates from the mid-19th century and was altered later in the 19th century. The tower is constructed of brick and stands approximately 20 metres high. The lower stage has a noticeable batter. The exterior is largely obscured by climbing plants, but several openings are visible, some retaining their original window frames and bars. An embattled parapet sits above a string course.
Local climate
Windmill Tower to West of Number 75 receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 6 transactions since 2000
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- 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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