Ice House About 90 Metres West and 170 Metres South of Gibside Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Gateshead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 November 1985. Ice house.

Ice House About 90 Metres West and 170 Metres South of Gibside Hall

WRENN ID
north-floor-gilt
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham MP: Mark Ferguson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 November 1985
Type
Ice house
OS grid reference
NZ 174 587
Coordinates
54.92277, -1.72867
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ice house, located about 90 metres west and 170 metres south of Gibside Hall, dates from the late 18th century. It is constructed of ashlar stone and earth, featuring a hemispherical mound that includes a chamfered stone entrance. Inside, there is a brick-lined tunnel leading to a hemispherical brick chamber.

Local climate

Ice House About 90 Metres West and 170 Metres South of Gibside Hall receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% 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 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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