Icehouse in Icehouse Plantation in Park at Offley Place Grid Ref Tl 1487 2707 is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1988. Icehouse.

Icehouse in Icehouse Plantation in Park at Offley Place Grid Ref Tl 1487 2707

WRENN ID
shifting-pavement-sienna
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1988
Type
Icehouse
Address
Icehouse in Icehouse Plantation in Park at Offley Place Grid Ref Tl 1487 2707, Kings Walden Road
OS grid reference
TL 148 270
Coordinates
51.93031, -0.33071
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The icehouse at Icehouse Plantation in the park at Offley Place dates from the 18th century. It is constructed of red brick, with the lower section cut into chalk. The structure features a buried egg-shaped chamber that is approximately 5 meters in diameter, topped by a domed upper section leading to a deep conical lower part. There is a narrow, pointed vaulted brick access passage that enters from the north at the level of the dome, with steps at the entrance. This passage is currently unroofed. The covering consists of a two-ring brick dome made of chalk and flint, topped with soil.

Local climate

Icehouse in Icehouse Plantation in Park at Offley Place Grid Ref Tl 1487 2707 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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