Icehouse in South-West Angle of Natland Mill Beck Bridge and Disused Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 1985. Icehouse.

Icehouse in South-West Angle of Natland Mill Beck Bridge and Disused Canal

WRENN ID
nether-zinc-blackthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 January 1985
Type
Icehouse
Address
Icehouse in South-West Angle of Natland Mill Beck Bridge and Disused Canal, Beck Lane, Kendal
OS grid reference
SD 519 908
Coordinates
54.31118, -2.74061
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an ice-house located in the south-west corner of the Natland Mill Beck bridge and a disused canal. It was likely built in the mid to late 19th century for Helm Lodge, although it does not appear on the 1838 estate plan and was in use by 1905. The structure features a vaulted stone chamber with a flat floor and is circular in shape, built into the west bank of the Lancaster-Kendal canal, from which ice was originally harvested (the canal is now filled in). Access to the ice-house is through a circular manhole located at the apex of the cantilevered stone vault.

Local climate

Icehouse in South-West Angle of Natland Mill Beck Bridge and Disused Canal sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,430 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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