Information for record number MWA5529:
Icehouse in Castle Park, S of Castle Hill

Summary The site of icehouses, structures built partially underground where ice was stored in warmer months. The icehouses were built in the Imperial period and were located in Castle Park, to the south of Castle Hill, Warwick.
What Is It?  
Type: Icehouse
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 64
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Scheduled Monument (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 In the 19th century icehouses were constructed here which remain in a good state of preservation. The preservation of the icehouses was recommended.
2 Plan.
3 Beamon and Roaf report two adjacent, egg-shaped ice houses in the park at Warwick Castle about 250 yds (225 m) N of the Clock tower. Brick-built into the sandstone bedrock with about 10 ft (3 m) height above, and 20 ft (6 m) below ground. Diameter at entrance level is c. 30 ft (9 m). They were built in 1830 to store ice from the river Avon to the E for domestic needs of the Castle. Last payment record relating to the construction c. 1890 and the ice houses have subsequently been abandoned. Beamon and Roaf comment that of the ancillary equipment, only the iron doors remain.
4Shown on 1854 Board of Health map
 
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: Excavation Report
Title: WMA vol 23
Author/originator: Turner V
Date: 1980
Page Number: 127
Volume/Sheet: 23
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Plan
Title: WMA vol 23
Author/originator: Turner V
Date: 1980
Page Number: Fig 40
Volume/Sheet: 23
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm.
Author/originator: B Gethin
Date: 2013 onwards
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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Glossary

 
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none Scheduled Monument Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAMs) are those archaeological sites which are legally recognised as being of national importance. They can range in date from prehistoric times to the Cold War period. They can take many different forms, including disused buildings or sites surviving as earthworks or cropmarks.

SAMs are protected by law from unlicensed disturbance and metal detecting. Written consent from the Secretary of State must be obtained before any sort of work can begin, including archaeological work such as geophysical survey or archaeological excavation. There are nearly 200 SAMs in Warwickshire.
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source WMA West Midlands Archaeology. This publication contains a short description for each of the sites where archaeological work has taken place in the previous year. It covers Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. Some of these descriptions include photographs, plans and drawings of the sites and/or the finds that have been discovered. The publication is produced by the Council For British Archaeology (CBA) West Midlands and is published annually. Copies are held at 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 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 CLOCK TOWER * A tower built to display a large clock. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument CASTLE * A fortress and dwelling, usually medieval in origin, and often consisting of a keep, curtain wall and towers etc. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument DOMESTIC * This is the top term for the class. See DOMESTIC Class List for narrow terms. back

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