Icehouse to West of Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 August 1983. Icehouse.

Icehouse to West of Fountain

WRENN ID
slow-pier-spindle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cotswold
Constituency
North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 August 1983
Type
Icehouse
Address
Icehouse to West of Fountain, Blockley
OS grid reference
SP 165 360
Coordinates
52.02287, -1.75967
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The icehouse located to the west of the fountain is likely from the mid-19th century. It is covered by an earthen mound and constructed from rubble and ashlar, though these materials are now blocked. The icehouse is accessed via a tunnel-vaulted passage from the south, which is unusual as access is typically from the north or east. There are slots for a portcullis-type door, and the entry is rough and unfinished.

Local climate

Icehouse to West of Fountain receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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