Icehouse 35 Metres East of Hefferston Grange is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 July 1986. Icehouse.
Icehouse 35 Metres East of Hefferston Grange
- WRENN ID
- brooding-plaster-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 July 1986
- Type
- Icehouse
- OS grid reference
- SJ 604 734
- Coordinates
- 53.25687, -2.59409
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The icehouse located 35 meters east of Hefferston Grange dates from the late 18th century to the early 19th century. It is constructed of orange brick and is situated within an earth-covered mound. Although the entrance has been lost, the circular domed chamber made of header bond brick remains intact, featuring a more pointed base. The doorway leading into the chamber still exists and includes a loose metal ladder, which may be original.
Local climate
Icehouse 35 Metres East of Hefferston Grange receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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