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Icehouses (Shire Library)
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Series: Shire Library (Book 769) Paperback: 64 pages Publisher: Shire (May 20, 2014) Language: English ISBN-10:
0747813000 ISBN-13: 978-0747813002 Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 0.2 x 8.2 inches Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces (View
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Book Description
In the days before refrigeration, icehouses were designed to store ice in bulk for summertime use. This book examines
icehouses in Britain, where they were built in increasing numbers from the early seventeenth century, initially to provide
chilled refreshment for the wealthy. By the mid nineteenth century most country estates would have had one. Their design
improved as scientific knowledge increased and, although the majority of icehouses remained plain, some exuberant
structures were built. Commercial icehouses were erected to serve confectioners, grocers and the fishing industry, for
which huge quantities of ice were imported from North America and Norway. A study of both the use and architecture of
icehouses, this book sheds light on these fascinating buildings. This is a new, revised and extended version of the book
using new research on icehouses from country houses, and including more information on some of the commercial
icehouses, for example those used to preserve fish in great warehouses in Scottish fishing centres.