Icehouse Approximately 140 Metres South West of the Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 August 1986. Icehouse.

Icehouse Approximately 140 Metres South West of the Rectory

WRENN ID
mired-floor-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Didcot and Wantage MP: Olly Glover (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 August 1986
Type
Icehouse
OS grid reference
SU 543 987
Coordinates
51.68471, -1.21534
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This icehouse, located approximately 140 meters southwest of The Rectory in Nuneham Courtenay, dates from the late 18th century. It is built of brick and has a circular plan. The structure features a brick dome with an arched entrance that was once part of a tunnel. Inside, there is a large egg-shaped space that is about 6 meters high and tapers towards the base. The icehouse is situated on a prominent spur of land. Nuneham Park, where the icehouse is located, is recognized in the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission County Register of Gardens at Grade I.

Local climate

Icehouse Approximately 140 Metres South West of the Rectory 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 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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