Information for record number MWA634:
Ice House 400m northwest of the church at Newbold Pacey

Summary The site of an icehouse which was built during the Imperial period of which only the round brick wall remains. It is situated 400m north west of the church, Newbold Pacey.
What Is It?  
Type: Icehouse
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Newbold Pacey
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 29 57
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 There is an icehouse at Newbold Pacey. Captain G J Little of Newbold Pacey House, with which residence the icehouse is connected, is of the opinion that it was built about 1805. Captain Little also stated that the pit adjoining the ice House had never held water for making ice in his lifetime. As a matter of fact, the pit is riddled with rabbit holes. The outer door to the House was partly burned when occupied during the war. The ice House has recently been used as a store for hay.
2 The icehouse has now fallen in completely with only the round brick wall beneath ground level and a part of the brick arch over the inside door remaining. Nothing remains of the doorway.
3 The icehouse is still in similar condition to the description in
2. It is surrounded by somehwat overgrown vegetation.
4 Beamon and Roaf report that there have been suggestions that the ice House was built around 1805. The ice House has had a subsequent use a a store for hay.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: TBAS vol 72
Author/originator: Yorke F W B
Date: 1954
Page Number: 25
Volume/Sheet: 72
   
Source No: 4
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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Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR card : text
Author/originator: JMG
Date:
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: Site Visit to Newbold Pacey Hall
Author/originator: G Carey
Date: 2009
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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
source TBAS Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society is a journal produced by the society annually. It contains articles about archaeological field work that has taken place in Birmingham and Warwickshire in previous years. Copies of the journal are kept by 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 ARCH * A structure over an opening usually formed of wedge-shaped blocks of brick or stone held together by mutual pressure and supported at the sides; they can also be formed from moulded concrete/ cast metal. A component; use for free-standing structure only. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ROUND * A small, Iron Age/Romano-British enclosed settlement found in South West England. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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