Ice House North East of Dorfold Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1967. Icehouse.

Ice House North East of Dorfold Hall

WRENN ID
riven-vault-vale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 January 1967
Type
Icehouse
Address
Ice House North East of Dorfold Hall, Burland and Acton
OS grid reference
SJ 637 526
Coordinates
53.06942, -2.5426
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ice house, located north-east of Dorfold Hall, dates from the late 18th century. It is constructed of red brick and is covered by an earth mound. Inside, a narrow brick vaulted passage slopes downwards, leading to a series of steps that descend directly into the chamber. The chamber, which is well below ground level, is circular in shape and features a domed roof.

Local climate

Ice House North East of Dorfold Hall receives an average of 870 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 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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