Ice House West of Chelston Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Torbay local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 May 1994. Ice house.

Ice House West of Chelston Cottage

WRENN ID
gilded-alcove-vermeil
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Torbay
Constituency
Torbay MP: Steve Darling (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 May 1994
Type
Ice house
Address
Ice House West of Chelston Cottage, Old Mill Road
OS grid reference
SX 902 638
Coordinates
50.46377, -3.54719
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The structure is a probable ice house, likely dating from the 18th century. It is built from local red sandstone rubble and is rectangular in shape, located at the rear of Chelston Cottage. There is a small opening on the west side, and it is said to consist of a deep shaft. This ice house is included for its group value with Chelston Cottage.

Local climate

Ice House West of Chelston Cottage receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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