Information for record number MWA2224:
Ice House at The Grove, Offchurch Bury Park

Summary The site of an icehouse which was in use during the Imperial period. It was a circular brick lined structure, built partially underground and used for storing ice during the warmer months. It is situated 600m west of Offchurch.
What Is It?  
Type: Icehouse
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Offchurch
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 35 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Icehouse.
2 The site was visited, but undergrowth made it inaccessible. It is described as being cut into the side of a low cliff overlooking the river. It is circular in plan, lined with bricks, and has a domed ceiling.
3 The Icehouse was examined during a trip to Offchurch Bury in 1981. The Icehouse is constructed into a NW-facing slope above the River Leam and the site is wooded. As far as can be remembered, the Icehouse is fairly well preserved.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 44NE
Author/originator: JMM
Date:
Page Number: 44NE
Volume/Sheet: Annotated Map
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Glew J
Date: 1982
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 2230
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Unpublished document
Author/originator: Hingley R C
Date: 1984
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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Glossary

 
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument ICEHOUSE * A structure, partly underground, for the preservation of ice for use during warmer weather. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back

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