Mr Aislabie's Kitchen Approximately 10 Metres South-East of the Octagon Tower is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1986. Hearth.
Mr Aislabie's Kitchen Approximately 10 Metres South-East of the Octagon Tower
- WRENN ID
- lesser-timber-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1986
- Type
- Hearth
- OS grid reference
- SE 280 689
- Coordinates
- 54.11581, -1.57191
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Mr Aislabie's Kitchen, located approximately 10 metres south-east of the Octagon Tower, dates from around 1730 and is likely the work of Robert Doe for John Aislabie. This structure features coursed limestone rubble and brick. The entrance was originally on the east side, and there is a chimney opening on the west side. Although the arched roof remains, the facade has collapsed and the chimney opening has been enlarged. Inside, there is a brick fireplace against the west end, which is partially whitewashed. The kitchen measures approximately 3 metres wide and 4 metres long. It was probably designed as a rustic cave covered in turf, similar in style to a nearby tunnel, and was used for preparing food for elaborate picnics. A contemporary referred to it as 'Mr Aislabie's kitchen' and 'a cave for the provision of viands', describing it as an early type of barbecue.
Local climate
Mr Aislabie's Kitchen Approximately 10 Metres South-East of the Octagon Tower receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% 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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