Ice House 20 Metres North East of Number 13 (The Bishop's House) is a Grade II listed building in the Lincoln local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1999. Ice house.

Ice House 20 Metres North East of Number 13 (The Bishop's House)

WRENN ID
final-trefoil-lark
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lincoln
Constituency
Lincoln MP: Mr Hamish Falconer (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 December 1999
Type
Ice house
OS grid reference
SK 978 719
Coordinates
53.23591, -0.53583
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an ice house dating from the late 18th century, located 20 metres north-east of Number 13, known as The Bishop's House, in Lincoln. The structure is an irregular round earth mound, approximately 1.5 metres high and 15 metres in diameter. On the north side, there is a brick-lined entrance that has been blocked with concrete slabs. This ice house is included for its group value with nearby structures.

Local climate

Ice House 20 Metres North East of Number 13 (The Bishop's House) receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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