Ice House in the Grounds of Hole Park is a Grade II listed building in the Ashford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 May 2005. Ice house.
Ice House in the Grounds of Hole Park
- WRENN ID
- woven-railing-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ashford
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 May 2005
- Type
- Ice house
- Address
- Ice House in the Grounds of Hole Park, Benenden Road, Rolvenden
- OS grid reference
- TQ 832 326
- Coordinates
- 51.06393, 0.61406
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The ice house in the grounds of Hole Park is a structure likely dating from the 18th century. It features a tapering cylindrical shape with a domed roof, and the interior is lined with brick arranged in header bond. The well measures approximately 11 feet in diameter and tapers slightly as it descends, reaching an overall depth of about 16 feet. There is a drain that empties into the valley. The exterior is covered in a cement-based render, which may have been applied in the early 20th century. A brick approach tunnel, which faces north, is 14 feet long and 4 feet wide, although only a few courses of this tunnel remain visible due to undergrowth. The ice for the house was likely sourced from a series of ponds on the estate, with a now-dry pond located no more than 30 yards to the south. This ice house retains its chamber intact and is part of a group of estate buildings.
Local climate
Ice House in the Grounds of Hole Park 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 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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