Lowder Mill, The Mill House is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1987. House. 3 related planning applications.

Lowder Mill, The Mill House

WRENN ID
low-hearth-vetch
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
House
Address
Lowder Mill, The Mill House, Bell Vale Lane, Fernhurst, Chichester, GU27 3DJ
OS grid reference
SU 899 316
Coordinates
51.07741, -0.71697
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lowder Mill, the Mill House, is a house that was originally three cottages, dating from the 18th century. It is constructed of painted brick and stone and features a modillion eaves cornice. The roof is tiled and has three hips at the back, covering three parallel ranges. The glazing bars are intact, and the building has two storeys with three windows.

Local climate

Lowder Mill, The Mill House 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2002
  • Related listed building consents — 3 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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