The Englishman's house, from a cottage to a mansion. A practical guide to members of building societies, and all interested in selecting or building a house (1871)
Richardson, C. J. (Charles James), 1806-1871 · London, J. C. Hotten · leaf 377
Section. AN ICE HOUSE. ;?! I ^HIS design represents an old-fashioned ice-house,such as were constructed in the country severalyears ago, and still are so, where large quantities ofice are required to be stored. This small structure,embosomed amidst trees, impervious to the sun, wasformed with the… … Piau. to convey it to the well d; the ice is thrown in fromthe top, the earth e, and the two stone slabs and thestraw between them, being remoA^ed. As an additional precaution against warmth, thestructure was buried in a mound of earth. This, as itquite destroyed any picturesque effect it would…
Architecture, Domestic
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