Ice-House Circa 50 Metres West of Whitworth Hall is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1988. Ice-house.

Ice-House Circa 50 Metres West of Whitworth Hall

WRENN ID
tenth-step-larch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor MP: Alan Strickland (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 June 1988
Type
Ice-house
OS grid reference
NZ 236 347
Coordinates
54.70686, -1.63507
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This ice-house, located approximately 50 metres west of Whitworth Hall, dates from the early 19th century. It is constructed from sandstone rubble and brick and is set on a platform beneath Whitworth House. The approach to the ice-house is flanked by rubble retaining walls that slope down to a lower ground level in front of the structure. The ice-house features brick jambs and a rendered lintel above an empty doorway. Inside, there is a short passage leading to a chamber that has a wide segmental brick vault. During World War II, the ice-house was adapted for use as an air-raid shelter.

Local climate

Ice-House Circa 50 Metres West of Whitworth Hall receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% 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 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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