Windmill (In Grounds of Yewdells) is a Grade II listed building in the Mole Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 June 1997. Sawmill workshop.

Windmill (In Grounds of Yewdells)

WRENN ID
old-lime-barley
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mole Valley
Constituency
Dorking and Horley MP: Chris Coghlan (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 June 1997
Type
Sawmill workshop
Address
Windmill (In Grounds of Yewdells), Dungates Lane, Buckland
OS grid reference
TQ 220 507
Coordinates
51.24261, -0.25264
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The building is a sawmill workshop, constructed between 1860 and 1876, likely as a wind-powered sawmill for the Buckland Court Estate. It is timber-framed and clad in weatherboarding on a brick plinth, featuring a half-hipped oak-shingled roof. The flat section of the roof is leaded and has a tapering cylindrical tower. The structure is square, measuring approximately 12 by 12 feet and stands two storeys high, with an additional storey that is 9 feet tall. The front of the building has two plank doors with iron hinges and four fixed casement windows. The right side includes a weatherboarded lean-to.

Inside, the wall frame displays cross-patterned timbers that may have been reused from the old parish church, which was rebuilt in 1860. Access to the first floor is via a ladder staircase, and another staircase leads to the tower. At the time of the survey, the shuttered sails, fantail, cog patterns, and other components were stored in a nearby garage. A metal plaque inscribed with "W Cooper Engineer Henfield" indicates that the structure dates from between 1860 and 1876, during which time he was a millwright. The components are in good condition, and it is believed that the structure was abandoned before it was fully assembled, making it a rare find. While there are at least three documented examples of wind-powered sawmill workshops, this is considered the only surviving example in the United Kingdom.

Local climate

Windmill (In Grounds of Yewdells) 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 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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