Ice House at Sp 7926 4208 in Park of Cosgrove Hall is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1988. A C18 Icehouse.

Ice House at Sp 7926 4208 in Park of Cosgrove Hall

WRENN ID
proud-timber-hyssop
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 May 1988
Type
Icehouse
OS grid reference
SP 792 419
Coordinates
52.07038, -0.84532
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an 18th-century icehouse located in the park of Cosgrove Hall. It is constructed of coursed squared limestone and has a circular plan. The icehouse features a doorway with a wooden lintel and a domed stone roof.

Local climate

Ice House at Sp 7926 4208 in Park of Cosgrove Hall sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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