Icehouse is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 1984. Icehouse.
Icehouse
- WRENN ID
- vast-thatch-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 November 1984
- Type
- Icehouse
- Address
- Icehouse, Mollington
- OS grid reference
- SJ 390 704
- Coordinates
- 53.22772, -2.91504
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The icehouse, dating from the late 18th century to early 19th century, is constructed of buff-pink brick and is set into an earth mound. The front of the structure has largely collapsed, but it leads into a short barrel-vaulted passage. At the end of this passage, there is an enlarged opening that leads into a deeper circular chamber. This chamber features a domed brick vault and a dished floor. The icehouse is located in the grounds of the now demolished Mollington Hall.
Local climate
Icehouse receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% 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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