Wisemans Mill at Tg 40921379 is a Grade II* listed building in the The Broads Authority local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1987. A C18 Windpump. 1 related planning application.

Wisemans Mill at Tg 40921379

WRENN ID
gilded-screen-primrose
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
The Broads Authority
Constituency
Great Yarmouth MP: Rupert Lowe (RB)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 December 1987
Type
Windpump
Address
Wisemans Mill at Tg 40921379, Ashby with Oby, Great Yarmouth
OS grid reference
TG 409 137
Coordinates
52.66831, 1.56178
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Wiseman's Mill is a drainage windpump built in 1753 by Robert Martin. It is a four-storey, tapering circular brick tower with a batter at the top stage. The east side features a segmental-headed door below a blocked window, with one second-floor window located above and to the south. The mill retains its curb track, cap frame, and fan stage. Inside, there is a striking gear wheel, two stocks, but no sails are currently connected to the windshaft. A brakewheel and upright shaft lead to the crownwheel. Originally, the mill pumped water using a turbine, but later modifications included gearing that connects to an adjacent steam engine shed.

Local climate

Wisemans Mill at Tg 40921379 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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