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Any thoughts on caring for ice houses, inside or outside?
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Perhaps a little more information on where your Ice house is situated would give us a better idea of how to help you out. An Ice House in the UK these coming months would need totally different care to one on the Polar Ice cap for instance.
Size?
Layout?
Is it the main residence?
A Holiday Home?
Do you have Gas, Water, drainage?
How about electricity?
Neighbours? Can they give any advice?
What about the selling agent?
Or is it a self build? Kit form? No instructions included?
Size?
Layout?
Is it the main residence?
A Holiday Home?
Do you have Gas, Water, drainage?
How about electricity?
Neighbours? Can they give any advice?
What about the selling agent?
Or is it a self build? Kit form? No instructions included?
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You mean the sort of house in which ice was stored for summer use. Every decent house had one before refrigeration.
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That was:
IoE number: 110080
Location: ICE HOUSE NORTH OF COUNT'S HOUSE, THE BANKS (LEFT BANK OF RIVER WEAR)
DURHAM
Photographer: Mr Bob Cottrell
IoE number: 110080
Location: ICE HOUSE NORTH OF COUNT'S HOUSE, THE BANKS (LEFT BANK OF RIVER WEAR)
DURHAM
Photographer: Mr Bob Cottrell
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The ice houses at Durham are part of a wider restoration scheme - and interesting as an example of smaller scale domestic ones.
It's a personal interest of mine - along with cold stores - what do you want to know?
It's a personal interest of mine - along with cold stores - what do you want to know?
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Well I'll try to answer as best I can. The ice-house(s) are in North Lancashire, AONB & a Conservation Area. The inside one is in a cellar underneath the main house. Last time I looked, I'd say about 10 feet square. There was a sort of drainage channel in the middle. The ice house seemed to be made of stones set close together. No, it is not my main residence, it would be decidedly chilly, nor is it a holiday home for eskimos. We have never had gas out here in the sticks. Electricity I had brought by great efforts to the main house about 20 years ago. Water is not laid on at present as the ram is defunct and that water not up to standard nowadays. There are plans for a borehole.
Drainage - don't know, except that the cellars are much older than the house, which is thought to be William and Mary. Neighbours are not a problem as there is plenty of land surrounding the main house.
Sadly it (Grade II*), after 25 years of our trying to find a tenant, is now for sale through a London agent. As far as the outside ice-house is concerned, I admit it is rather hearsay as I was once shown a hump in the grounds and told it was an ice-house. I've not had time to investigate it further with so many other things to worry about. As the house has not been lived in since the 1940's, (evacuees), it is not in good repair inside although watertight. TLC very much required ...
Drainage - don't know, except that the cellars are much older than the house, which is thought to be William and Mary. Neighbours are not a problem as there is plenty of land surrounding the main house.
Sadly it (Grade II*), after 25 years of our trying to find a tenant, is now for sale through a London agent. As far as the outside ice-house is concerned, I admit it is rather hearsay as I was once shown a hump in the grounds and told it was an ice-house. I've not had time to investigate it further with so many other things to worry about. As the house has not been lived in since the 1940's, (evacuees), it is not in good repair inside although watertight. TLC very much required ...
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I do hope that the London agent is going to put your house on the For Sale board here.
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Interesting that there is a cellar ice house - presumably with steps to it. If indeed there is another it may be a later and larger one. I will also be listed as curtilage.
Facinating places - Hanbury Hall has a recently restored one open to the public. Ham House has another good one. Many sadly are neglected now that they are no longer required.
There must be a nearby source of water for the ice - a pond, possibly? Or even a river which may have been diverted to form ice in shallow 'pans' to be harvested for the ice houses.
Facinating places - Hanbury Hall has a recently restored one open to the public. Ham House has another good one. Many sadly are neglected now that they are no longer required.
There must be a nearby source of water for the ice - a pond, possibly? Or even a river which may have been diverted to form ice in shallow 'pans' to be harvested for the ice houses.
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Yes Evelyn, two rivers flow below the house, which is on higher ground, and join not far away. We're never short of rainwater here either. It's not up to me where the agents advertise, but I'll mention it. Basically I'm worried that the house will fall into the wrong hands, but English Heritage keep a strict eye on the place, so that should help. (Also the farmers and their dogs who live nearby.)
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Well - it may be that, as it's up for sale, SAVE could feature it as Building of the Month - a new one is very much required!
There is a new Buildings at Risk Officer David (started last week) who may be interested if you give him a ring and pass on the details.
http://www.savebritainsheritage.org
There is a new Buildings at Risk Officer David (started last week) who may be interested if you give him a ring and pass on the details.
http://www.savebritainsheritage.org
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Yes the house is on the Save Buildings at Risk register so after yet another month of final legal red tape sorting out, it appears it will be officially on the market and I will contact the Register even if the agents don't.
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How about a link to the listing ?
Im sure there are lots of people on here that are looking for projects.
Im sure there are lots of people on here that are looking for projects.
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There are plenty of projects on the SAVE Register - and English Heritage's - but I would be interested in knowing more about this one, would love to read the listing description, and I know SAVE would be interested in featuring it as Building of the Month! That way, a sympathetic purchaser may be found to rescue it.
http://www.savebritainsheritage.org
http://www.savebritainsheritage.org
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There will be links when the house is officially for sale, it shouldn't be long now depending on the lawyers, but a serious buyer will need large resources.
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No doubt - although the last SAVE Building of the Month was a biggie also! We do need a new one, but time constraints and change of Buildings at Risk Officer have put parts of the website on hold a little at the moment.
I've talked this morning however to the SAVE office and certainly it can be a potential BoM, so it may be worth you contacting the office soon, speak to Adam or David, 0207 253 3500, so that when it does come officially onto the market it can also go on the website. It gets plenty of views, and often wider publicity comes of that. It's free as it's a potential Building at Risk rescue, not a commercial sales board!
No doubt you will be advertising it on PPUK Property Pages also.
Oh, how I would love an ice house! I have a cold pantry with stone flooring and shelving but it isn't the same!
I've talked this morning however to the SAVE office and certainly it can be a potential BoM, so it may be worth you contacting the office soon, speak to Adam or David, 0207 253 3500, so that when it does come officially onto the market it can also go on the website. It gets plenty of views, and often wider publicity comes of that. It's free as it's a potential Building at Risk rescue, not a commercial sales board!
No doubt you will be advertising it on PPUK Property Pages also.
Oh, how I would love an ice house! I have a cold pantry with stone flooring and shelving but it isn't the same!
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Yes thanks Evelyn, I've talked to David and it will go on the website when it goes on sale. (Possibly to someone with good nerves because of the odd ghost ...)
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Good - thank you! It's not been a good start for David - the new computer blew up! Ho hum.
This buildings sounds ever more fascinating!
I think I may be one of those dreadful viewers which we all get when selling houses who are simply rubber-necking and have no intention of buying...
Maybe you need an Open Viewing day - where we can all go!!!
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This buildings sounds ever more fascinating!
I think I may be one of those dreadful viewers which we all get when selling houses who are simply rubber-necking and have no intention of buying...
Maybe you need an Open Viewing day - where we can all go!!!
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It has to be open (parts of it) certain days of the year, usually Bank Holidays. Not interesting to most people as there's no furniture etc. Maybe there'll be a viewing day as well, will let you know.
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There is a great deal of information avialable now on ice houses on the web (mechanical cold storage is less well documented at the moment... maybe Hazel and I should rectify that!).
This is a very interesting site:
http://www.icehouses.co.uk
This is a very interesting site:
http://www.icehouses.co.uk