Ice House to North-East of Werrington Park (House) is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1989. Ice house.
Ice House to North-East of Werrington Park (House)
- WRENN ID
- seventh-courtyard-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 January 1989
- Type
- Ice house
- OS grid reference
- SX 332 871
- Coordinates
- 50.66049, -4.36107
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The ice house, dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century, is located to the north-east of Werrington Park. It is constructed of locally manufactured brick, likely sourced from the brick works at Dutson, and the bricks are laid in header bond. The structure is built into the slope of a bank and features a circular section, with an entrance through a tunnel facing south, which is covered by an artificial mound.
The brick portal has a segmental arch doorway that includes a 20th-century plank door. It is possible that the passage has been extended to the south, and there may have originally been a second door near the entrance to the pit. An unusually placed top light above the passage, near the pit, likely served for both loading and lighting purposes.
The well of the ice house is cylindrical rather than egg-shaped, with a domed top made entirely of brick, and there is no evidence of a typical central eye hole. The bottom of the pit has collected debris, making it unclear if there are remnants of drains or a water trap. Additionally, there are holes for floor joists located about halfway up the interior walls. This ice house is situated approximately 400 metres from the lake and is noted for its quality construction, representing a good example of its type.
Local climate
Ice House to North-East of Werrington Park (House) sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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