Ice House is a Grade II listed building in the Ashford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 May 1994. Ice house.
Ice House
- WRENN ID
- proud-pediment-tarn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ashford
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 May 1994
- Type
- Ice house
- Address
- Ice House, Little Chart
- OS grid reference
- TQ 944 457
- Coordinates
- 51.17766, 0.78083
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The ice house, likely built in the late 18th century to early 19th century, features a domed chamber constructed from a mix of black and red header bond brickwork. Inside, there is a central cast iron hook, which was probably used for hanging venison. Access to the chamber was through a brick-lined tunnel, although this has mostly been demolished. The entire structure is covered by an earth mound, which is supported on the north side, where the entrance is located, by a ragstone wall that was originally topped with saddleback bricks.
Local climate
Ice 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 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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