Ice House at Ardeley Bury (12 Metres to North of House) is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 May 1984. Ice house.

Ice House at Ardeley Bury (12 Metres to North of House)

WRENN ID
broken-panel-bone
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 May 1984
Type
Ice house
OS grid reference
TL 301 271
Coordinates
51.92776, -0.10899
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ice house at Ardeley Bury, located 12 meters north of the house, dates from the 18th century or early 19th century. It is constructed of red brick and is built into an earth bank on the inner edge of the moat. The structure features a domed circular chamber with a deep conical well that is below the level of the entrance passage from the south. Access is gained near the springing of the dome through a narrow vaulted passage that is lined with brick and originally had a wooden door at each end. The outer plank door has been renewed, and it is advisable to check for the inner door.

Local climate

Ice House at Ardeley Bury (12 Metres to North of House) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% 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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