Icehouse Approx 100 Yards South-West of Kennels Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1986. Icehouse.

Icehouse Approx 100 Yards South-West of Kennels Cottage

WRENN ID
woven-wicket-russet
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 037 703
Coordinates
55.02724, -1.94341
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The icehouse located approximately 100 yards south-west of Kennels Cottage dates from the early 19th century. It is constructed of dressed stone, with ashlar used on the interior. The entrance features two tunnel-vaulted ante chambers, although the vaults are now partly collapsed. The ice chamber has a high, domed roof, with the inner skin of the dome still intact while the outer skin has been removed. Inside, there is a large ovoid chamber that is about 15 feet deep.

Local climate

Icehouse Approx 100 Yards South-West of Kennels Cottage receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% 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 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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