Former Icehouse to Shapwick House, Now Disused, at Ngr St 4148 3962 is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 December 1985. Icehouse.

Former Icehouse to Shapwick House, Now Disused, at Ngr St 4148 3962

WRENN ID
small-zinc-heath
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 December 1985
Type
Icehouse
Address
Former Icehouse to Shapwick House, Now Disused, at Ngr St 4148 3962, Station Road
OS grid reference
ST 414 396
Coordinates
51.15282, -2.8381
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former icehouse to Shapwick House, now disused, dates from the late 18th century. The exterior looks like an earth-covered mound with a door opening to the east, framed by a low brick surround and flanked by short sections of rubble wall; the door was missing at the time of the re-survey in December 1984. Inside, the structure is entirely lined with high-quality brickwork and features a domed ceiling. This building is primarily noted for its group value with Shapwick House, which is located some distance to the south, highlighting its significance in the context of social history.

Local climate

Former Icehouse to Shapwick House, Now Disused, at Ngr St 4148 3962 receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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