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Groed Onen Windmill

A Grade II Listed Building in Holywell, Flintshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2732 / 53°16'23"N

Longitude: -3.2153 / 3°12'55"W

OS Eastings: 319051

OS Northings: 375826

OS Grid: SJ190758

Mapcode National: GBR 5ZZL.PC

Mapcode Global: WH76K.LZ3K

Plus Code: 9C5R7QFM+7V

Entry Name: Groed Onen Windmill

Listing Date: 26 July 1951

Last Amended: 19 August 1991

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 515

Building Class: Industrial

ID on this website: 300000515

Location: Set back from the bend in the road on the edge of the town centre.

County: Flintshire

Community: Holywell (Treffynnon)

Community: Holywell

Locality: Pen-y-Maes

Built-Up Area: Holywell

Traditional County: Flintshire

Tagged with: Windmill

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Exterior

Basingwerk Abbey is believed to have erected a windmill on this site. The present structure is however probably late C18 or ca 1800. The windmill has been restored over the last 10 years.

Conical tower windmill, stone built with plinth; recently whitewashed (Autumn 1990). Replaced weatherboarded boat-shaped cap with timber balcony except on sail side. 4-storeys with camber-arched headed openings and modern small-pane, top-hung windows arranged in regular tiers. 2-modern doors to N, the upper one opens onto a 1st floor balcony carried on raking timber struts springing from plinth; iron cleats.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a prominent local landmark and as a rare surviving Welsh example of a full height windmill.

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