Ice House About 125 Metres East South East of Rownhams House is a Grade II listed building in the Test Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1996. Ice house.

Ice House About 125 Metres East South East of Rownhams House

WRENN ID
unlit-kitchen-crow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Test Valley
Constituency
Romsey and Southampton North MP: Caroline Nokes (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 June 1996
Type
Ice house
OS grid reference
SU 381 167
Coordinates
50.94928, -1.45779
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This ice house, located about 125 metres east-south-east of Rownhams House, dates from the early 19th century. It is constructed of brick and has a circular shape with a domed roof. The entrance features a vaulted brick tunnel on the north side, which includes a plain doorway, and the entire structure is covered with earth. A distinctive characteristic of this ice house is the chimney-like vent situated on the top of the dome.

Local climate

Ice House About 125 Metres East South East of Rownhams House receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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