Information for record number MWA980:
Ice House at Barrells Park

Summary The site of an icehouse, a structure built partially underground where ice was stored during the warmer months. It was built during the Imperial period and is still visible as an earthwork. It is situated 500m south east of Ullenhall.
What Is It?  
Type: Icehouse
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ullenhall
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 12 66
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Rediscovered in 1950, partly covered with shrubs and beech trees. It is a substantial structure in brick, with a dome 2.4 to 3m above ground level. The rest of the structure is below ground with total internal height of 5.3m and a diameter of 4.2m at greatest circumference. In section it resembles an egg with the larger end uppermost. The building is entered at ground level by a small corridor having a gate at either end - one a heavy grille door which provides the only ventilation, and the other a heavy oak door, both having massive locks. There was probably once a drain, although this has been lost. The icehouse was probably constructed in 1856. Trees and shrubs were planted to shelter the icehouse from the sun. The entrance is due E. This is probably the best preserved example in the district.
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3 Still visible and in good condition.
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Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: TBAS vol 72
Author/originator: Yorke F
Date: 1954
Page Number: 21
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: Photograph
Title: TBAS vol 72
Author/originator: Yorke F
Date: 1954
Page Number: Plate 9
Volume/Sheet: 72
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: PJA
Date: 1979
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 1234
   
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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
technique Earthwork Earthworks can take the form of banks, ditches and mounds. They are usually created for a specific purpose. A bank, for example, might be the remains of a boundary between two or more fields. Some earthworks may be all that remains of a collapsed building, for example, the grassed-over remains of building foundations.

In the winter, when the sun is lower in the sky than during the other seasons, earthworks have larger shadows. From the air, archaeologists are able to see the patterns of the earthworks more easily. Earthworks can sometimes be confusing when viewed at ground level, but from above, the general plan is much clearer.

Archaeologists often carry out an aerial survey or an earthwork survey to help them understand the lumps and bumps they can see on the ground.
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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 BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument LOCK * A section of the water channel on a canal or river shut off above and below by lock gates provided with sluices to let the water out and in, and thus raise or lower boats from one level to another. Use more specific type where known. back
monument DRAIN * An artificial channel for draining water or carrying it off. back
monument SHELTER * A structure which protects an area of ground from the weather. 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
monument GATE * A movable stucture which enables or prevents entrance to be gained. Usually situated in a wall or similar barrier and supported by gate posts. back
monument GRILLE * An open grating of wrought iron, bronze or wood, forming a screen to a door, window or other opening, or used as a divider. back
monument EARTHWORK * A bank or mound of earth used as a rampart or fortification. back

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