Icehouse Approximately 460 Metres South East of Cornbury House is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 1988. Icehouse.
Icehouse Approximately 460 Metres South East of Cornbury House
- WRENN ID
- errant-gallery-bramble
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 June 1988
- Type
- Icehouse
- OS grid reference
- SP 355 180
- Coordinates
- 51.85976, -1.4858
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The icehouse, located approximately 460 meters southeast of Cornbury House, is likely from the 18th century. It is constructed from coursed limestone rubble and has a circular plan with a domed roof. The structure features a double skin below ground level. The entrance is on the north side and includes a corbelled stone roof, a boarded door with wrought-iron strap hinges, and a flat stone arch. Inside, there is a domed chamber with some brickwork in the dome. The double-skin construction is unusual and was likely used to enhance the thermal performance of the icehouse, especially since it is not covered by an earth mound. The icehouse is situated in a remote area of Cornbury Park, away from Cornbury House.
Local climate
Icehouse Approximately 460 Metres South East of Cornbury House receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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