Information for record number MWA5022:
Site of Possible Ice House at Icehouse Spinney

Summary The possible site of an icehouse, a structure built partially below ground where ice was stored during the warmer months. It was probably associated with Ragley Hall and was in use during the Imperial period. The site lies in icehouse Grove, 400m west of Ragley Hall.
What Is It?  
Type: Icehouse
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Arrow
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 06 55
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 'Icehouse Grove' marked.
2 Probably the site of an Icehouse associated with Ragley Hall.
3 Beamon and Roaf state that the ice house is egg-shaped and was built in the loam clay bedrock. Entrance and passage lost. The domed brick structure lies about 10 ft (3 m) above and 20 ft (6.2 m) below ground. It was last used in 1912 to supply ice to the Hall some 100 yds (90 m) away.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Ice-Houses of Britain
Author/originator: Beamon, S.P. and Roaf, S.
Date: 1990
Page Number: 437 - 443
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 16SE 1:10560 1890
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1890
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 16SE
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Hingley R C
Date: 1986
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 4103
   
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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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. 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 STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back

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