Icehouse situated in the Wilderness to the east of the former kitchen garden, Parlington Estate is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 2018. Icehouse.

Icehouse situated in the Wilderness to the east of the former kitchen garden, Parlington Estate

WRENN ID
scarred-truss-wind
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Wetherby and Easingwold MP: Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 June 2018
Type
Icehouse
OS grid reference
SE 424 361
Coordinates
53.82032, -1.35701
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The icehouse located in the Wilderness to the east of the former kitchen garden at Parlington Estate is a former icehouse for Parlington Hall, likely built in the late 18th century.

Constructed from brick and limestone, the icehouse is set into an earth mound and is mostly below ground level. It features a large circular plan and a domed roof, with a depth that remains uncertain due to the base being filled with rubble. The south-east facing entrance opening is angled and covered by a modern metal grille, which has an ashlar surround and is flanked by walls made of coursed limestone and brick.

Local climate

Icehouse situated in the Wilderness to the east of the former kitchen garden, Parlington Estate 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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