Icehouse Approx 440 Yds South-West of Close House is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1986. Icehouse.

Icehouse Approx 440 Yds South-West of Close House

WRENN ID
dreaming-lead-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 August 1986
Type
Icehouse
OS grid reference
NZ 125 656
Coordinates
54.98487, -1.80507
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This icehouse, located approximately 440 yards south-west of Close House, dates from the 19th century. It is constructed of dressed stone and brick, forming a grassy mound. The entrance features a sloping approach with curving stone side walls. Inside, a short tunnel with stone walls and a brick segmental-arched roof leads to a round, brick-lined, egg-shaped chamber.

Local climate

Icehouse Approx 440 Yds South-West of Close House 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 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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