Lowder Mill, The Former Mill Building is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1987. Mill building.

Lowder Mill, The Former Mill Building

WRENN ID
patient-gateway-stoat
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 November 1987
Type
Mill building
Address
Lowder Mill, The Former Mill Building, Bell Vale Lane, Fernhurst, Chichester
OS grid reference
SU 899 316
Coordinates
51.07729, -0.71681
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lowder Mill is a disused mill building located to the southeast of the mill-house. It is L-shaped and dates from the 18th century. The structure is constructed of stone and red brick, featuring a modillion eaves cornice and a half-hipped tiled roof. It has casement windows and sack doors on two floors.

Local climate

Lowder Mill, The Former Mill Building receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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