Icehouse in Grounds of Darenth Grange to South East of House is a Grade II listed building in the Dartford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1982. Icehouse.

Icehouse in Grounds of Darenth Grange to South East of House

WRENN ID
stranded-flagstone-bone
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dartford
Constituency
Dartford MP: Jim Dickson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 March 1982
Type
Icehouse
Address
Icehouse in Grounds of Darenth Grange to South East of House, Darenth Hill
OS grid reference
TQ 562 714
Coordinates
51.42054, 0.24627
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The icehouse in the grounds of Darenth Grange, located to the southeast of the house, is likely from the early 19th century. A brick cambered arch is visible above ground level, which leads to a subterranean chamber. There is a reference to this structure in 'Archaeologia Cantiana' from 1975.

Local climate

Icehouse in Grounds of Darenth Grange to South East of 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 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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