Ice House, 100 Yards, North North West of Parnham House is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 December 1983. Ice house.
Ice House, 100 Yards, North North West of Parnham House
- WRENN ID
- open-cloister-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 December 1983
- Type
- Ice house
- OS grid reference
- ST 474 005
- Coordinates
- 50.80192, -2.74664
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The ice house, located 100 yards north-north-west of Parnham House, dates from the 18th century. It is a domical structure made of brick, which is now overgrown with hawthorn on top and is approximately 12 feet deep. The north side features a low round brick entrance arch constructed in English bond, leading into a short entry passage. Inside, there are two grooved positions for shutters.
Local climate
Ice House, 100 Yards, North North West of Parnham House receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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