Ice House in Auckland Castle Park is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 May 1994. Ice house.

Ice House in Auckland Castle Park

WRENN ID
proud-gable-autumn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 May 1994
Type
Ice house
Address
Ice House in Auckland Castle Park, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8DL
OS grid reference
NZ 215 307
Coordinates
54.67124, -1.66676
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ice house in Auckland Castle Park dates from the late 18th century and features a renewed 19th-century entrance tunnel. It is located in the north-west part of the park, east of the River Gaunless and on the south bank of the Coundon Burn. The ice house appears as a spread mound of earth measuring approximately 10 meters by 7 meters and rising up to 1.5 meters high. On the north side, there is an arched entrance tunnel made of yellow brick, which has a round rowlock arched entrance that is currently blocked. The low height of the entrance indicates that there are steps leading down into the structure, and it is reported that the interior is lined with brick.

Local climate

Ice House in Auckland Castle Park receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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