Information for record number MWA4609:
Icehouse 300m NE of Oldbury Grange, Hartshill

Summary An icehouse, a structure built partially underground, which was used for storing ice in warmer months. It dates from the Imperial period and is situated 300m north east of Oldbury Grange.
What Is It?  
Type: Icehouse
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Hartshill
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 31 94
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 There is an icehouse at St Lawrence Wood at about this location (information from H.Pearson of County Planning Dept).
2 The ice house is about 1.7m in diameter and about 1m tall. It is built of brick and has a brick arched roof. It is hollowed into the hill slope. The building is fairly dilapidated and the roofing has started to deteriorate. It appears that someone may have been living in the building and pieces of carpet and modern refuse are scattered about.
3 Noted in RCHME survey of 1997.
4 Shown on plan.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: A field investigation and survey at Hartshill Hayes
Author/originator: Brown, G
Date: 1997
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Plan
Title: A field investigation and survey at Hartshill Hayes
Author/originator: Brown, G
Date: 1997
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Icehouse, near Oldbury Grange, Hartshill
Author/originator: Pearson H
Date: 1984
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Verbal communication
Author/originator: Palmer S C
Date: 2001
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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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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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument ICEHOUSE * A structure, partly underground, for the preservation of ice for use during warmer weather. back
monument GRANGE * An outlying farm or estate, usually belonging to a religious order or feudal lord. Specifically related to core buildings and structures associated with monastic land holding. Use specific term where known. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. 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 INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. 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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