Former cider-mill to S of Steps Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 March 2001. Cider-mill.

Former cider-mill to S of Steps Farmhouse

WRENN ID
final-hearth-bone
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Monmouthshire
Constituency
Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
19 March 2001
Type
Cider-mill
Address
Former cider-mill to S of Steps Farmhouse, Rockfield, Monmouth, Whitecastle
OS grid reference
SO 475 144
Coordinates
51.82588, -2.76231
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The former cider mill located south of Steps Farmhouse is a long and relatively low building primarily constructed of random rubble, with the west gable rebuilt in red brick and a roof covered in red pantile. Internal evidence indicates that the structure was originally timber-framed. It has a narrow rectangular layout, consisting of two main units and a short bay added at the eastern end.

On the north side, which faces the former farmyard, there is a wide segmental-headed doorway near the west end, featuring a wooden doorcase and a boarded door, accompanied by a small one-light window to its left. In the eastern half, there is a similar doorway with a slightly larger window to its left, and beyond a vertical joint, another doorway positioned at a higher level. The west gable wall, made of brick, includes a segmental-headed window at ground level and a loft doorway above it. The rear wall, facing the road, shows ragged joints on either side of the center, suggesting that there may have once been a wide doorway in this location. Flanking this area are small segmental-headed two-light casement windows, and at the left (west) end, there is a very small segmental-headed window, all featuring brick surrounds.

Inside, there is a timber-framed lateral partition wall in the eastern addition, indicating that the original building might have been entirely timber-framed. The building also contains an apple press.

Local climate

Former cider-mill to S of Steps Farmhouse receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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