Ice House Approximately 75 Metres South West of Burton Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1999. Ice house.
Ice House Approximately 75 Metres South West of Burton Manor
- WRENN ID
- lesser-hearth-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 April 1999
- Type
- Ice house
- OS grid reference
- SJ 314 740
- Coordinates
- 53.25904, -3.02981
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The ice house, built around 1805 for Richard Congreve, is located approximately 75 meters southwest of Burton Manor in Neston. Constructed from coursed and random rubble red sandstone, it features two subterranean chambers connected by a central passage, with access to both chambers via stone steps from the east and west, consisting of 10 and 14 steps respectively.
The exterior has an arched south opening leading into a chamber that is approximately 3 meters wide and 6 meters long, with a segmental vaulted roof and bedrock walls. The linking passage measures about 1 meter wide and 7 meters long, with walls made of coursed rubble and a roof supported by stone lintels placed side by side. The second chamber is approximately 3 meters wide and 5 meters long, containing a central trough that measures about 1 meter by 1.5 meters and is raised 0.33 meters above the floor level. This chamber is illuminated by a shaft that reaches ground level, which is covered by a metal grille. Additionally, a narrow passage in the east wall of this chamber features 5 steps and then turns south with 24 steps leading up to ground level.
Historically, this ice house is a remnant of the earlier Burton Hall that existed before the current Burton Manor.
Local climate
Ice House Approximately 75 Metres South West of Burton Manor receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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