Ice House Approximately 250 Metres West North West of Stables to Former Swillington House is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. Ice house.
Ice House Approximately 250 Metres West North West of Stables to Former Swillington House
- WRENN ID
- pitched-keep-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Leeds East MP: Richard Burgon (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Ice house
- OS grid reference
- SE 377 295
- Coordinates
- 53.76077, -1.42916
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This ice house, dating from the early 19th century, is located approximately 250 metres west-north-west of the stables of the former Swillington House. It is constructed of brick and set in an earth mound. The structure features an egg-shaped brick vessel that is partially sunk below ground level, with the upper section covered by an earthen mound. Access to the ice house is provided by a brick-vaulted passage on the north side.
Local climate
Ice House Approximately 250 Metres West North West of Stables to Former Swillington House receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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