Brewhouse and Ice House at Bloxworth House, Approximately 30 M South of House is a Grade II* listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 March 1984. Brewhouse, ice house.
Brewhouse and Ice House at Bloxworth House, Approximately 30 M South of House
- WRENN ID
- empty-spandrel-russet
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole MP: Vikki Slade (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 March 1984
- Type
- Brewhouse, ice house
- OS grid reference
- SY 879 949
- Coordinates
- 50.75411, -2.17222
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Brewhouse and Ice House at Bloxworth House, located approximately 30 meters south of the main house, is a structure likely dating from the mid-17th century. It features brick walls with raised brick quoins and a half-hipped tiled roof with stone eaves courses, topped by a central brick stack. The building is one storey high with attics and was originally extended further to the west.
The exterior includes one square-headed doorway with a moulded oak frame and a panelled door, as well as one round-arched doorway with raised brick voussoirs. There are two timber casement windows with lead lights located under arches that have projecting brick decoration. Inside, there is a large open fireplace with a brick arch and a bread oven, along with another fireplace that has a timber lintel.
The Ice House is situated beneath the terrace in front of the Brewhouse. Its front wall is made of brick and features a door opening and two elliptical windows. Internally, there are two vaulted chambers. Two flights of brick steps lead up from the garden level to the Brewhouse.
Local climate
Brewhouse and Ice House at Bloxworth House, Approximately 30 M South of House receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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