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 but likely to complete by the end of 2024.

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:

St. Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire

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