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Ice House

Plan of Lytham Hall c1905 showing the Ice House to the bottom right. On the other side of the path is Curtains Pond.

Ice would have been taken from Curtains Pond in the winter and placed in the Ice House.

The Ice House consisted of a pit with steps down through a door. How it drained I am not sure. The ceiling is probably domed using bricks. Over this was a layer of earth and trees or shrubs were planted to provide shade.

In the early 1800s there was a circular path to the summit which provided good views across the Fylde.

Ballam Lodge
Ballam Road Entrance
Lytham Hall c1890
Lytham Hall c1890
Main Staircase
Bronze Room
The Clifton Arms
Mortem aut triumphum
Crested china
Courtyard
Dovecote
Orangery
Ice House
The Boat House
Primrose Lodge
The Woodlands Farm
Covert Shooting 1884
LORD DONINGTON
Lytham Estate in 1906
John Talbot Clifton
Ma'oona
Violet & Harry 1908
Death of John Isles
Political Rally 1913
Cedar of Lebanon
Garden Fete 1931
Brownies
Military Hospital
Agricultural Show 1946
Rizaab 1948
Harry Jeffery

 

 

A sketch showing the entrance to the ice house, Lytham Hall. It has been covered by earth and shrubs for many years. When in use the door would have been insulated with straw.