The Ice House - Blankney ParkThe above picture was taken a little way in from the entrance to Blankney Park. The mound, in the centre of the picture, is an Ice House that used to serve Blankney Hall. Below the mound is an underground brick built chamber where ice would be stored until required. Below is a brief reference to the Ice House.
To the right of the first fairway is the 'Ice House', which once acted as the Hall's cold store. From the 17th Century the rich and privileged increasingly built ice houses in the grounds of their large houses, to preserve food and to provide ice for the table, especially to cool wine. Much of the ice preserved would come from local frozen pools. During the 19th Century many ice houses would be stocked from commercial suppliers. The entry to the Blankney ice house has been blocked for many years, filled in with rubble. It is not known whether the whole chamber was filled, or just the entrance. Hopefully, one day the ice house may be restored to its former glory.
