Windmill is a Grade II* listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1951. Mill. 2 related planning applications.
Windmill
- WRENN ID
- brooding-beam-storm
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1951
- Type
- Mill
- Address
- Windmill, Mill Side, Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8BL
- OS grid reference
- TL 509 247
- Coordinates
- 51.90076, 0.19303
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a red brick round tower mill, built in 1787 for Joseph Linsell, as indicated by the date scratched into a brick. The mill ceased operation in 1910 and was purchased and restored in 1929 by Lord Blyth. Although the wooden cap was rebuilt, the shutters on the sails were not restored. A distinctive feature of the cap is an oval shutter with a ladder beneath, used for access during painting. The mill is five storeys high, with three raised bands encircling the tower. It was in use as a Boy Scout centre and was well-maintained at the time of its listing.
Local climate
Windmill sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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 — 7 transactions since 2001
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- 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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