Ice House Circa 100 Metres North East of Elemore Hall is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1988. Ice house.

Ice House Circa 100 Metres North East of Elemore Hall

WRENN ID
brooding-span-yarrow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham MP: Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 January 1988
Type
Ice house
OS grid reference
NZ 351 443
Coordinates
54.79246, -1.45416
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ice house located approximately 100 metres northeast of Elemore Hall is a structure likely dating from the 18th century. It has been adapted as an air raid shelter during World War II. The building is constructed of brick, featuring ashlar and concrete dressings, and is covered by an earth mound. It has a round shape with a diameter of about 3 metres. The entrance passage has been demolished, and the doorway features a broken ashlar lintel with brick jambs; the upper part of the doorway is blocked with a concrete slab. The brick domed roof is visible above the lintel where the earth has eroded. Inside, there is a drop of approximately 2 metres to the level of the fill, leading to the brick dome.

Local climate

Ice House Circa 100 Metres North East of Elemore Hall receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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