Topcliffe Mill is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 March 1988. Water mill. 2 related planning applications.
Topcliffe Mill
- WRENN ID
- under-granite-grain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 March 1988
- Type
- Water mill
- Address
- Topcliffe Mill, Catton Lane, YO7 3RZ
- OS grid reference
- SE 396 763
- Coordinates
- 54.18162, -1.39388
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a water mill, dating from the mid-18th century with additions in the early 20th century. It is constructed of red brick with ashlar detailing and has a pantile roof. The main block is four storeys high and three bays wide, with a three-storey gabled bay to the right and a lower two-storey bay projecting forward. There's a three-storey outshut bay added in the early 20th century to the left. The left-hand bay of the main block features double board doors set within an elliptical arch, while a taller, similar single door is in the right-hand bay. Further to the right, two bays have board doors, each set below an elliptical arch. The windows throughout are 9-pane casements with elliptical arched heads. On the ground floor, there are two windows between the doors of the main block, and one beyond to the right, mirroring the arrangement on the left. The first floor has three windows to the main block, and one to the left bay. The second floor has two windows to the main block, one to the left bay, and a smaller one to the gabled bay to the right. The third floor of the main block has a central opening with a board door. The first floor of the gabled bay to the right has a larger 20th-century door opening. The left bay has a door opening with another opening above it. An eaves band and shaped kneelers are visible, along with stone coping. The river front is similar, but with a lower storey constructed of ashlar, featuring a race opening within a large segmental arch.
Local climate
Topcliffe Mill receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 37 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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