The Ice House is a Grade II listed building in the North Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1983. Ice house.

The Ice House

WRENN ID
odd-moat-pearl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Norfolk
Constituency
North Norfolk MP: Steff Aquarone (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 May 1983
Type
Ice house
Address
The Ice House, Holkham
OS grid reference
TF 881 426
Coordinates
52.94839, 0.79946
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Ice House is a Grade II listed structure located in Holkham Park. It dates from the late 17th century and has undergone significant rebuilding. The building features an underground, bottle-shaped chamber made of brick, which is circular in plan. It has a steep conical roof that is thatched with reeds. The entrance is situated on the north side and is highlighted by a red brick crow-stepped gable. A barrel-vaulted passage leads into the chamber, covered by a steeply pitched thatched roof.

Local climate

The Ice House receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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