Information for record number MWA13103:
Ice house, Old Hall Farm, Baxterley

Summary A two-roomed ice house constructed of brick and sandstone, under a tree covered mound. It lies 200 yds (180m) from the principal building and is not shown on current OS maps.
What Is It?  
Type: Icehouse
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Baxterley
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: 00
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Ice house, Old Hall Farm, Baxterley. Beamon and Roaf report two bricked archways, side by side, facing NE, are entries to a conjoined complex. Approximately 25 x 20 ft (7.5 x 6.2m), depth 10ft (3m). There is an internal division between the two chambers linked by an arch. The whole is mounded over to a height of 8ft (2.5m) and supports large trees. It is possible that one chamber was used for ice storage, the other for use as a cool room or larder. It lies 200 yds (180m) from the principal building and is not shown on current OS maps.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Ice-Houses of Britain
Author/originator: Beamon, S.P. and Roaf, S.
Date: 1990
Page Number: 437 - 443
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
monument LARDER * A store for keeping undressed meat. back
monument ICEHOUSE * A structure, partly underground, for the preservation of ice for use during warmer weather. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument ARCH * A structure over an opening usually formed of wedge-shaped blocks of brick or stone held together by mutual pressure and supported at the sides; they can also be formed from moulded concrete/ cast metal. A component; use for free-standing structure only. back
monument MOUND * A natural or artificial elevation of earth or stones, such as the earth heaped upon a grave. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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