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Ice house at Towneley Hall is a nineteenth-century structure built to store ice for use in the kitchens and households of Towneley Hall, the historic country seat near Burnley in Lancashire. The ice house is typical of its period, constructed as an underground or partially sunken chamber designed to maintain low temperatures year-round, allowing ice cut from frozen ponds and lakes during winter months to be preserved for summer use. Such structures became common features of substantial estates during the Georgian and Victorian periods as part of domestic service infrastructure. The Towneley ice house represents the practical arrangements necessary to support the culinary and domestic operations of a major Lancashire gentry house.
Ice house at Towneley Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005089. View the official record →
Ice house at Towneley Hall is a nineteenth-century structure built to store ice for use in the kitchens and households of Towneley Hall, the historic country seat near Burnley in Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005089.
Ice house at Towneley Hall 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 1005089.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Warren at Everage Clough 450m north east of New Copy Farm (1 km), Oakmount Mill engine and engine house, Wiseman Street (2.4 km), Ring cairn on Slipper Hill (3.7 km).
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