Grotto and Icehouse is a Grade II* listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1969. Grotto, icehouse.
Grotto and Icehouse
- WRENN ID
- eastward-tallow-thrush
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 February 1969
- Type
- Grotto, icehouse
- Address
- Grotto and Icehouse, Forcett
- OS grid reference
- NZ 169 121
- Coordinates
- 54.50436, -1.739
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The grotto and icehouse, located at Forcett Park, date from the late 18th century. Constructed from ashlar sandstone, rubble, and brick, the structure features a three-bay grotto with a passage extending approximately 30 metres from the rear of the central bay to a circular brick icehouse that has a deep cavity and a vaulted top. The grotto is made of cyclopian dry-stone masonry, which forms three roundish arches, with the central arch being larger. Behind these arches are three rubble barrel-vaulted chambers, with the central chamber tapering down to create a passage that is approximately 1.75 metres high. Pointed-arched doorways from the outer sides of the outer chambers lead up into the garden behind.
Local climate
Grotto and Icehouse receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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