Information for record number MWA13363:
Grendon ice house

Summary Well preserved ice house made from uniform red bricks with domed ceiling. Buried under a thin covering of earth. Situated in woods alongside Farm Lane.
What Is It?  
Type:
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Grendon
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SK 28 01
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
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1 Description of red brick structure with domed ceiling covered with earth which is believed to be an ice house. Situated in woods aongside Farm Lane. Low and narrow arched entrance approx 3.5m long by 1.5m igh. Main body of the structure is between 3-4m in diameter and possibly as high as 5m although difficult to estimate as it has been used as a dump for household waste. Article undated.
2 Plan showing location of ice house.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Internet Data
Title: Grendon Ice House, North Warwickshire
Author/originator: Wright K
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Plan
Title: Grendon Ice House location
Author/originator: Wright K
Date: 2007
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Glossary

 
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Description  
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. 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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