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Icehouse 75m north west of Sutton Hall is a 19th-century ice storage structure located in Yorkshire, England. The building represents the practical application of pre-refrigeration technology, whereby ice harvested from frozen ponds and lakes during winter months was stored in insulated underground or semi-subterranean chambers for use throughout the warmer seasons. The structure reflects the domestic and culinary requirements of the adjacent hall during the Georgian and Victorian periods, when such facilities were standard features of substantial country estates. Its survival demonstrates the engineering approaches employed by estate managers to preserve perishable foodstuffs and provide ice for household consumption before mechanical refrigeration became widespread.
Icehouse 75m north west of Sutton Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018854. View the official record →
Icehouse 75m north west of Sutton Hall is a 19th-century ice storage structure located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018854.
Icehouse 75m north west of Sutton 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 1018854.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Augustinian nunnery known as Moxby Priory including mill and post Dissolution garden features (2.7 km), Deserted village of Marton in the Forest (4.1 km), Site of Marton Augustinian priory including mill, fishponds, and water meadows (5 km).
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