Trout's Mill is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1985. Mill.
Trout's Mill
- WRENN ID
- silent-gutter-equinox
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1985
- Type
- Mill
- Address
- Trout's Mill, Menheniot
- OS grid reference
- SX 283 621
- Coordinates
- 50.43379, -4.41843
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Trout's Mill is a disused corn mill located in Menheniot, dating from the early 19th century, although the site has origins that go back to 1573. Initially functioning as a fulling mill, it transitioned to a grist mill around 1820. The building is constructed of rubblestone and features a bitumen-coated scantle slate roof with hipped ends. It stands three storeys tall with a symmetrical three-window front. A plank door is positioned at the center beneath a timber lintel, flanked by two six-pane lights, with three similar windows on the first and second floors, also beneath timber lintels.
At the rear, there are remains of an overshot water wheel. The interior retains a significant amount of machinery, including a gear wheel with three pairs of stones still in place, although the fourth has been lowered. A winnowing machine is located on the first floor, along with hoppers, remnants of silk for screening, and a sash hoist with pulley wheels. The roof features a queen post truss design. Additionally, there is an area at the rear known as rack park, which was used by the fulling industry to dry cloth. The remains of a launder can also be seen, which was used to carry water from the leat to the overshot wheel. The mill ceased operations around 1920, and the current owners possess considerable knowledge about its history.
Local climate
Trout's Mill sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,020 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% 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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