Building record 1372/1/3 - Ice House at Henbury Hall

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Summary

A grade II listed icehouse at Henbury Hall. Built in the nineteenth century in brick. The entrance front has a central semi-circular archway with twentieth century wrought iron gate. A corridor leads to a circular sunken chamber. For a long time, there were few ways of preserving food other than salting and pickling. From the seventeenth century, the idea of an Ice house was introduced to large estates. They were structures built to house blocks of ice to prevent them from melting. They were well insulated and partly underground. The ice was obtained from ponds and lakes frozen in the winter months. Sometimes fields were deliberately flooded by farmers to provide extra income.

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<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 59068 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Icehouse. Nineteenth century. English garden wall bond brick. Corridor with circular sunken chamber at end. Entrance front: Central semi-circular archway with twentieth century wrought iron gate. Short retaining walls to either side with brick overthrow. Interior: Barrel-vaulted corridor with stone flag floor. Circular ice-chamber has domed roof and dished floor with circular drain to centre.

<2> Laurie I C, 1986, Ice Houses of Cheshire, p.10 (Booklet-Leaflet). SCH3178.

Situated on north facing bank of garden lake (ten metres away) within a woodland garden. The entrance has been repaired and chamber cleaned. Iron grille entrance gate.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ8673, 1874-1880 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

A rectangular building is depicted at this location.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ8673, 1874-1880 (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

A rectangular building is depicted at this location. It is labelled Icehouse.

<5> Cheshire Historic Environment Record, 1990-1992, MPP Scoring Form, MPP Class 60 (Unpublished Document). SCH2222.

Scoring Remarks: Nineteenth century. Entrance repaired. Chamber cleaned.

<6> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Land Line and Master Map Vector Maps, 12/01/2024 (Maps and Plans). SCH4491.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 59068.
  • <2> Booklet-Leaflet: Laurie I C. 1986. Ice Houses of Cheshire. p.10.
  • <3> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1871-1882. Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire. 25 inches to 1 mile. SJ8673, 1874-1880.
  • <4> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1896-1898. Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire. 25 in to 1 mile (1:2500). SJ8673, 1874-1880.
  • <5> Unpublished Document: Cheshire Historic Environment Record. 1990-1992. MPP Scoring Form. MPP Class 60.
  • <6>XY Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Land Line and Master Map Vector Maps. 12/01/2024. [Mapped features: #57700 12/01/2024; #57701 12/01/2024]

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Grid reference Centred SJ 869 730 (6m by 11m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ87SE
Civil Parish HENBURY, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County HENBURY CUM PEXALL, PRESTBURY, CHESHIRE

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May 13 2024 4:49PM