Ice House North East of Conservatory is a Grade II listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 January 1987. Ice house.

Ice House North East of Conservatory

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Derbyshire
Constituency
South Derbyshire MP: Samantha Niblett (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 January 1987
Type
Ice house
Address
Ice House North East of Conservatory, Calke
OS grid reference
SK 372 226
Coordinates
52.80005, -1.4496
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ice house, located north east of the conservatory in Calke Park, is likely from the late 18th century. It is constructed from coursed rubble sandstone and is set into a trough in the ground, covered by a mound of earth. The structure features two long rectangular chambers. The entrance end is flanked by curved wing walls that frame a segmental arched doorway. A short passage leads into the first barrel vaulted chamber, while a flat arched doorway connects to the second similar chamber. There is a segmental arched opening at the far end of the second chamber, and each chamber has two circular shoot holes in the roof.

Local climate

Ice House North East of Conservatory sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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