The Treadwheel Crane is a Grade II* listed building in the Guildford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 May 1953. Crane.
The Treadwheel Crane
- WRENN ID
- final-sentry-bramble
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Guildford
- Constituency
- Guildford MP: Zöe Franklin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 May 1953
- Type
- Crane
- Address
- The Treadwheel Crane, Millbrook
- OS grid reference
- SU 994 494
- Coordinates
- 51.23544, -0.5771
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Treadwheel Crane is a late 17th century to 18th century structure that was repaired in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was dismantled and re-erected at its current location around 1970. The crane is timber framed with oak weatherboard cladding and has a plain-tiled roof. It features two framed bays, one of which is open with arched braces. The clad bay has a queen-strut clasped-purlin roof. To the east, there is a braced crane hoist connected to a main treadwheel that is approximately 5 metres in diameter and 1½ metres wide. The crane was operated by two men in the treadwheel and was last used to transport stone for Guildford Cathedral around 1960. It is believed to be the last working example of its kind in Great Britain. The Treadwheel Crane is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument, with Surrey Monument Number 145.
Local climate
The Treadwheel Crane receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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