The Old Windmill is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1985. A Victorian Windmill.

The Old Windmill

WRENN ID
endless-newel-harvest
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 January 1985
Type
Windmill
Period
Victorian
Address
The Old Windmill, the Kennels, Brent Pelham
OS grid reference
TL 432 313
Coordinates
51.96185, 0.08412
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Windmill is a 19th-century structure, dated 1826 as indicated by a plaque above the door that reads 'Erected by W M Halden 1826'. It features an octagonal base made of red brick, topped with a timber smock that is covered in corrugated iron. This smock supports a water tank. The interior has been stripped of all fittings, but the vertical softwood panelling remains intact on the first and second floors.

Local climate

The Old 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 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% 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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