Ice House and Dovecote Near Weir by Stank Beck is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 July 1986. Ice house and dovecote.

Ice House and Dovecote Near Weir by Stank Beck

WRENN ID
cold-step-candle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Wetherby and Easingwold MP: Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 July 1986
Type
Ice house and dovecote
Address
Ice House and Dovecote Near Weir by Stank Beck, Harewood
OS grid reference
SE 307 444
Coordinates
53.89533, -1.53429
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ice house and dovecote near the weir by Stank Beck, dating from around 1800, is constructed from hammer-dressed stone with a concrete-covered roof. This picturesque structure is circular and partially sunk into the hillside. It features a doorway with monolithic jambs and a door that has holes cut into it, along with a platform for a columbarium. The building has a projecting cornice and a domed roof. Nearby, a stream and an artificial cascade enhance the ornamental quality of the setting.

Local climate

Ice House and Dovecote Near Weir by Stank Beck receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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