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Icehouse in Coniston Hall Park is a utility structure dating from the eighteenth or nineteenth century, built to store ice harvested from nearby water sources during the winter months for use throughout the year in domestic and culinary applications. Located approximately 390 metres south-east of Coniston Hall in Yorkshire, the structure reflects the considerable resources available to the hall's estate during this period and the importance of ice preservation technology before mechanical refrigeration became widespread. The icehouse would typically have been constructed with thick insulating walls and designed to maintain cool temperatures year-round, allowing perishable foods to be stored and preserved for the hall's household.
Icehouse in Coniston Hall Park, 390m south east of Coniston Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018706. View the official record →
Icehouse in Coniston Hall Park is a utility structure dating from the eighteenth or nineteenth century, built to store ice harvested from nearby water sources during the winter months for use throughout the year in domestic and culinary applications. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018706.
Icehouse in Coniston Hall Park, 390m south east of Coniston 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 1018706.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure on Steeling Hill (1 km), Hellifield Peel (3.6 km), Moated site W of Paget Hall (3.8 km).
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