Ice House to North of Eggleston Hall is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1987. Ice house.

Ice House to North of Eggleston Hall

WRENN ID
stark-jamb-gorse
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 November 1987
Type
Ice house
Address
Ice House to North of Eggleston Hall, B6281
OS grid reference
NY 998 235
Coordinates
54.60733, -2.00377
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ice house located to the north of Eggleston Hall is likely from the 18th century. It is set on a high earth mound, with an entrance on the west side that features an ashlar lintel supported by rubble piers. Inside, there is a straight, barrel-vaulted passage approximately 2 meters long leading to two paired barrel-vaulted chambers. The front pier has a V-plan and is situated on the dividing wall, which supports rough segmental arches. The high rear openings include one that is blocked. The floor is made of earth, level with the entrance.

Local climate

Ice House to North of Eggleston Hall sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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