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Gredington Park, Ice House, Hanmer

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NPRN405469
Map ReferenceSJ43NW
Grid ReferenceSJ4455038520
Unitary (Local) AuthorityWrexham
Old CountyFlintshire
CommunityHanmer
Type Of SiteICEHOUSE
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
The icehouse is located near the walled garden and is 8m from the pond. The entrance, above which is the date 1813, steps down into a partly open-roofed 3m long passage, which leads into a circular brick chamber: with a 2.9m diameter and 4.5m deep below level of passage. The mound is c.3.5m long and 1m high.
Source: Sylvia P. Beaman and Susan Roaf, The Ice Houses of Britain, p.524. Surveyed by Clwyd Parish Arch. Survey, 1981; E. William, p.2.

C.H. Nicholas, RCAHMW, 29th November 2006.