Great Gransden Windmill, Great Gransden - Huntingdonshire
Constructed c1612, Great Gransden is one of the oldest surviving windmills in England. In 2017 the owner, Cambridgeshire County Council, completed major scheme of structural repairs to the buck and trestle with Historic England Repair Grants for Heritage at Risk grant. A second phase of grant-aided work, to reinstate the stocks and sails, with much community involvement has been delayed by Covid but likely to complete by the end of 2023.
Site Details
- Designated Site Name:
- Great Gransden Windmill
- Heritage Category:
- Scheduled Monument
- List Entry Number:
- 1006820
- Local Planning Authority:
- Huntingdonshire
- Site Type:
- Industrial > Mill
Location
- Building Name:
- Great Gransden Windmill
- County:
- Cambridgeshire
- District / Borough:
- Huntingdonshire
- Parish:
- Great Gransden
- Parliamentary Constituency:
- Huntingdon
- Region:
- East of England
Assessment Information
- Assessment Type:
- Building or structure
- Condition:
- Poor
- Occupancy / Use:
- Vacant/not in use
- Priority:
- E - Under repair or in fair to good repair, but no user identified; or under threat of vacancy with no obvious new user (applicable only to buildings capable of beneficial use)
- Previous Priority:
- E
- Ownership:
- Local authority
- Designation:
- Scheduled Monument and Listed Building grade II*
- List Entry Number(s):
- 1006820 and 1211279
Contact Details
Trudi Hughes 01223 582739
