Ice House North East of Hartwell House is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1985. Icehouse.

Ice House North East of Hartwell House

WRENN ID
fossil-shingle-thunder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 October 1985
Type
Icehouse
Address
Ice House North East of Hartwell House, Stone with Bishopstone and Hartwell
OS grid reference
SP 797 125
Coordinates
51.80617, -0.8451
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The icehouse, located northeast of Hartwell House, was built in the 1760s, likely using earth from the enlargement of the nearby lake. It features a brick-vaulted circular chamber and includes a tunnel with a segmental arched entrance on the north side.

Local climate

Ice House North East of Hartwell House receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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