Survey Data
Reg No
13902417
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Icehouse
Date
1790 - 1810
Coordinates
302786, 276958
Date Recorded
19/07/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding brick icehouse, built c. 1800, now disused and overgrown. Round-headed opening to north elevation, gauged brick voussoirs. Domed ovoid interior lined with red brick laid in stretcher bond. Entrance to north flanked by rubble masonry walls. Icehouse set on estate grounds attached to Townley Hall to west of quiet laneway providing rear access to Hall.
Appraisal
This well preserved and attractively designed icehouse is a fine example of the type and the skillfully constructed ovoid interior is of particular interest, both architecturally and technically. It is an important survival within the Townley Hall demesne.