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The Icehouse with associated iceyard at Great Moreton Hall is a nineteenth-century structure located seventy metres east of the hall itself in Cheshire. It comprises a brick-built underground chamber designed for the storage of ice harvested during winter months, a technology that became increasingly prevalent amongst gentry and affluent households during the Georgian and Victorian periods. The associated iceyard provided the working space necessary for cutting and storing blocks of ice before their placement in the insulated icehouse chamber. This monument represents the practical infrastructure that supported the domestic comfort and food preservation practices of a substantial country estate during the industrial era.
Icehouse with associated iceyard at Great Moreton Hall, 70m east of the hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018705. View the official record →
The Icehouse with associated iceyard at Great Moreton Hall is a nineteenth-century structure located seventy metres east of the hall itself in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018705.
Icehouse with associated iceyard at Great Moreton Hall, 70m east of the 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 1018705.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Little Moreton Hall moated site and outlying prospect mound (1.1 km), Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard (2.1 km), Canopied tomb in St Mary's churchyard (2.2 km).
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Icehouse with associated iceyard at Great Moreton Hall, 70m east of the hall stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.