The Ice House, Le Court Cheshire Home

The Ice House at Le Court Cheshire Home is an ice house built in the early to mid 19th century. It is associated with either a mansion that was demolished in 1865-1866 or an earlier house that once stood on the site. The structure features a cup and dome shape, with a circular domed brick chamber and a brick-lined passage. This passage measures 5.8 meters long, 1 meter wide, and 1.9 meters high, facing north-northwest. Notably, there are alcoves on either side of the passage close to the ice pit, which likely once had shelves. The passage ends in a brick cambered opening that has masonry sides and a timber door made of vertical planks. There are indications of three inner doors, and the domed ice pit is approximately 40 feet deep. The ice house is shown on the Ordnance Survey map from 1908-1910. It is significant as an intact example of an early to mid 19th-century estate ice house, retaining its dome and entrance passage, and uniquely featuring two alcoves in the passage before the ice well.