Ice House Approximately 20 Metres to North of Normanton is a Grade II listed building in the Blaby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1987. Ice house.
Ice House Approximately 20 Metres to North of Normanton
- WRENN ID
- crooked-moulding-azure
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Blaby
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire MP: Alberto Costa (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 1987
- Type
- Ice house
- OS grid reference
- SP 492 983
- Coordinates
- 52.58054, -1.2747
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The ice house, located approximately 30 metres to the north of Normanton, dates from the late 18th century. It is constructed of brick and is covered with an earth mound. The structure is currently blocked up and is said to have a domed shape with a soak-away drain at the base. There is a passage leading to the door, which features a segmental brick head.
Local climate
Ice House Approximately 20 Metres to North of Normanton receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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