Ice House in Grounds of Norton Priory is a Grade II listed building in the Halton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1983. Ice house.
Ice House in Grounds of Norton Priory
- WRENN ID
- knotted-pavement-sparrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Halton
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby MP: Sarah Pochin (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 October 1983
- Type
- Ice house
- Address
- Ice House in Grounds of Norton Priory, Warrington Road, Sandymoor
- OS grid reference
- SJ 547 835
- Coordinates
- 53.34667, -2.68157
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The ice house in the grounds of Norton Priory is a structure likely dating from the 18th century. It is built of brick and covered by an earth mound, giving it a beehive shape. The floor of the ice house is nearly at ground level and is accessed via a short tunnel that leads into a circular, domed chamber. The entrance is supported by minor stone retaining walls and is now secured by a modern door.
Local climate
Ice House in Grounds of Norton Priory receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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