The restored ice house at Croome Park with a tee-pee style thatched roof over an egg shaped brick structure largely buried underground. UK
The Ice House, which is located close to the old carriage route leading from the Estate Church of St. Mary Magdalene, would have been an impressive sight in its day. Measuring approximately 15 ft 6 inches wide by 29 ft 6 inches high, one third of the egg shaped brick structure sat above ground with the remaining two thirds hidden underground, which was where the ice, ‘skimmed’ from a nearby pond, would be stored for use in the kitchens. Thought to have been originally filled with straw, the entrance passageway was designed to stop the wind and the rain from entering the ice chamber. The surrounding trees would also have helped keep the Ice House shaded and cool in summer.
Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Croome Park, Worcestershire, UK
Photo credit: © Stephen Frost / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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