Survey Data
Reg No
50130233
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Historical, Technical
Previous Name
Beaumont House
Original Use
Icehouse
In Use As
Icehouse
Date
1860 - 1900
Coordinates
317781, 239296
Date Recorded
20/06/2018
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding icehouse, built c. 1850, associated with nearby Beaumont House. Passage and chamber with round-headed granite and limestone entrance having battered flanking walls and replacement metal door. Corbelled limestone rubble roof covered by grass and vegetation. Structure enclosed by recent red brick plinth wall with steel railings.
Appraisal
A simple icehouse, built for nearby Beaumont House, later taken on by the Sisters of Mercy. It appears first on the Ordnance Survey 3rd edition (c. 1900). Now disused, it is obscured by vegetation and protective railings. However, it remains an important contextual feature in the landscape, recalling the former demesne and the domestic arrangements of those who lived there. The information plaque serves to highlight the significance of this historic structure.