Icehouse in Ice Well Wood is a Grade II listed building in the North Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 May 1987. Icehouse.

Icehouse in Ice Well Wood

WRENN ID
second-chimney-birch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Norfolk
Constituency
North Norfolk MP: Steff Aquarone (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 May 1987
Type
Icehouse
Address
Icehouse in Ice Well Wood, Norwich Road, Hoveton
OS grid reference
TG 316 195
Coordinates
52.72407, 1.42828
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This icehouse, dating from around 1800, is constructed of brick. It features a tunnel-vaulted entrance that leads through an arched opening into a circular well with a domed roof.

Local climate

Icehouse in Ice Well Wood sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% 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 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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