Ice house approximately 100 metres south of south front of Oakley Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle-under-Lyme local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1985. Ice house.

Ice house approximately 100 metres south of south front of Oakley Hall

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Constituency
Stafford MP: Leigh Ingham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 May 1985
Type
Ice house
OS grid reference
SJ 701 368
Coordinates
52.92847, -2.44623
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ice house, located approximately 100 metres south of the south front of Oakley Hall, dates from the mid-18th century. It is constructed of red brick and coursed sandstone rubble. The entrance features a round arch with rubblestone voussoirs beneath a coped stone gable, which is accessed via a lateral flight of steps at a right angle to the right. Inside, a short tunnel is brick-lined and leads to an egg-shaped cavity that is stone-lined and covered by a brick dome, measuring approximately 3.5 metres in diameter externally. This ice house is a well-preserved example of its type, notable for its architectonic entrance.

Local climate

Ice house approximately 100 metres south of south front of Oakley Hall receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% 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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