Ice house below mound with rock formations is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1985. Ice house.

Ice house below mound with rock formations

WRENN ID
half-tracery-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 January 1985
Type
Ice house
Address
Ice house below mound with rock formations, Waddesdon Manor Grounds, Waddesdon, HP18 0JH
OS grid reference
SP 731 165
Coordinates
51.84305, -0.94024
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ice house, dating from around 1880, is located below a mound in the grounds of Waddesdon Manor. It is constructed of brick and features a mound above that is embellished with charming, man-made rock formations. The entrance consists of arched double doors that are decorated with small split branches, set within an artificial cavern made of similar rocks. The interior has not been observed.

Local climate

Ice house below mound with rock formations receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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