Ice House Circa 60 Yards North West of the Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1973. Ice house.

Ice House Circa 60 Yards North West of the Tower

WRENN ID
moated-bonework-river
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 November 1973
Type
Ice house
OS grid reference
NU 041 437
Coordinates
55.68735, -1.93586
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This ice house, dating from the early 19th century, is located approximately 60 yards north-west of The Tower. It is constructed from roughly-dressed stone and measures about 15 feet in diameter and 12 feet high. Access to the ice house is through a short tunnel that originally featured a brick vault, although this has mostly collapsed. The interior is currently blocked up but is reported to be complete.

Local climate

Ice House Circa 60 Yards North West of the Tower receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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