Waterwheel at Approx 50m South West of Oak Tree House is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 March 1986. Waterwheel.

Waterwheel at Approx 50m South West of Oak Tree House

WRENN ID
eastward-flagstone-jackdaw
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
Truro and Falmouth MP: Jayne Kirkham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 March 1986
Type
Waterwheel
OS grid reference
SW 774 384
Coordinates
50.20435, -5.11952
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The waterwheel, located approximately 50 meters southwest of Oak Tree House in Perranarworthal, dates from the late 19th century. It features cast iron wheel segments and wrought iron spokes, originally equipped with wooden paddles that are all bolted together. This overshot type of waterwheel was operated by a piped leat and was used to power a ram that pumped water to a storage well for Oak Tree House. The ironwork for the wheel was likely manufactured at the nearby Perran Foundry.

Local climate

Waterwheel at Approx 50m South West of Oak Tree House receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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