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An ice-well is a subterranean structure built to store ice during the warmer months, utilising insulated underground chambers to preserve frozen water for domestic and commercial use. The ice-well at Park Crescent West in Westminster dates from the nineteenth century and represents a commercial operation serving the local area during a period when mechanical refrigeration was not yet widely available. The structure comprises underground brick-built chambers designed to maintain low temperatures through depth and insulation, typical of ice storage facilities constructed in urban centres during this era. Such installations became increasingly common in London during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as the demand for ice for food preservation and domestic use expanded.
A subterranean commercial ice-well (City of Westminster), Park Crescent West, W1 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1427239. View the official record →
An ice-well is a subterranean structure built to store ice during the warmer months, utilising insulated underground chambers to preserve frozen water for domestic and commercial use. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1427239.
A subterranean commercial ice-well (City of Westminster), Park Crescent West, W1 is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1427239.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Chapter House and Pyx Chamber in the abbey cloisters, Westminster Abbey (2.9 km), The Jewel Tower (3 km), Kensington Palace (3.4 km).
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