Bodelwyddan Castle Ice House, Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2628 / 53°15'45"N

Longitude: -3.5036 / 3°30'12"W

OS Eastings: 299806

OS Northings: 375027

OS Grid: SH998750

Mapcode National: GBR 3ZZQ.83

Mapcode Global: WH65H.48X1

Plus Code: 9C5R7F7W+4H

Entry Name: Bodelwyddan Castle Ice House

Listing Date: 16 November 1962

Last Amended: 6 December 2002

Grade: II*

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 1384

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300001384

Location: 200m NW of Bodelwyddan Castle and 50m NE of Mine Cottage (in area of car parks).

County: Denbighshire

Community: Bodelwyddan

Locality: Bodelwyddan Castle

Traditional County: Flintshire

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History

Probably late C18; the ice-house may have been built on or near a mineshaft. There were several other lead mines in close proximity and it is conjectured that the ice house may have drained into old workings.

The ice-house is mentioned in the diary of Sir John Hay Williams in 1844, when 40 men and eight teams of horses were used to haul ice to fill it. The ice was probably brought from the pools of Felin-y-gors, at the east edge of the Park.

Exterior

Red brick circular ice-house, with dome, broken at the apex. The structure below ground is said to taper downwards. The access on the west side is ruinous.

Reasons for Listing

An ice house with documented history in association with a house of leading importance.

External Links

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II* Bodelwyddan Castle
Conspicuously site on rising ground 4km W of St Asaph and 1km S of Bodelwyddan Village, in extensive private grounds enclosed within a perimeter park wall.
II Terrace wall of main front of Bodelwyddan Castle.
To the NE and SE of the castle, bordering the lawns and overlooking fields.
II Garden Shelter in Bodelwyddan Castle Garden
About 150m SW of Bodelwyddan Castle, to the N of the Walled Garden and to the W of the Maze. The site is enclosed on its W side by a low limestone rubble wall.
II Play House in Bodelwyddan Castle Garden
About 150m SW of Bodelwyddan Castle, to the N of the Walled Garden and to the W of the Maze. The site is enclosed on its W side by a low limestone rubble wall.
II Wall of Bodelwyddan Castle Garden with Bothy at W and Gateway at E
About 200m to the SW of Bodelwyddan Castle
II Obelisk in Bodelwyddan Castle Garden
About 200m SW of Bodelwyddan Castle, on lawn to the E of the Walled Garden.
II Sundial in Bodelwyddan Castle Walled Garden
At a path crossing in the southern part of the walled garden.
II Fountain near Marble Church
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Bodelwyddan Castle Ice House

A Grade II* Listed Building in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire