Heigham Holmes Windpump at Tg 44952025 is a Grade II* listed building in the The Broads Authority local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 May 1987. Windpump.
Heigham Holmes Windpump at Tg 44952025
- WRENN ID
- twisted-shingle-thrush
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- The Broads Authority
- Constituency
- North Norfolk MP: Steff Aquarone (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 May 1987
- Type
- Windpump
- Address
- Heigham Holmes Windpump at Tg 44952025, Potter Heigham, North Norfolk
- OS grid reference
- TG 449 202
- Coordinates
- 52.72431, 1.62621
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Heigham Holmes Windpump is a mid-19th century windpump featuring a tapering circular brick tower that stands four stories tall. The structure has one window opening on both the first and second floors, along with two opposing segmental-headed entrance doors. It is equipped with two stocks, four clamps, and the remains of eight bay patent sails and striking gear. The windpump includes a cap frame, worm hangers, and a worm, as well as a complete set of track and centering wheels, track, and rack. There are also remains of the fanstage, fan tackle, and fan, along with a Y wheel and carrier. The windshaft is made of cast iron, and there is a two-section square timber upright shaft with chamfered edges. Additionally, it features a cast iron crownwheel and a bevel wheel connected to a cast iron horizontal shaft, with an internal turbine housed in a casing.
Local climate
Heigham Holmes Windpump at Tg 44952025 receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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