Information for record number MWA13106:
Ice House, Ettington Park, Ettington

Summary Brick construction situated behind the private hotel at the rear of the stables.
What Is It?  
Type: Icehouse
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ettington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 24 47
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Ice house, Ettington Park, Ettington. Beamon and Roaf report a brick construction set in a steep bank and covered in earth, situated behind the private hotel at the rear of the stables. A short S-facing tunnel about 5 ft (1.5 m) long, 2 ft (0.6 m) wide and 5 ft (1.5 m) high opens into the beehive-shaped chamber which has a diameter of 10 ft (2.5-3 m). Visited by A.J. Dorin of the Nature Conservancy Council in 1987.
 
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 HOTEL * A large building used for the accommodation of paying travellers and guests. 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 TUNNEL * An underground channel with a vaulted roof. Use specific type where known. back
monument PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BEEHIVE * A receptacle used as a home for bees, traditionally made of thick straw-work in the shape of a dome, but sometimes made of wood. back
monument STABLE * A building in which horses are accommodated. back

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