Ice house at Buckland Hall, Talybont-on-Usk, Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8853 / 51°53'7"N

Longitude: -3.2623 / 3°15'44"W

OS Eastings: 313215

OS Northings: 221503

OS Grid: SO132215

Mapcode National: GBR YV.RHF8

Mapcode Global: VH6C7.DWP3

Plus Code: 9C3RVPPQ+43

Entry Name: Ice house at Buckland Hall

Listing Date: 17 December 1998

Last Amended: 17 December 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 21198

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300021198

Location: On the hillside to the rear of the coachouse and stable block which is to the N of Buckland Hall.

County: Powys

Community: Talybont-on-Usk (Tal-y-bont ar Wysg)

Community: Talybont-on-Usk

Locality: Buckland

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Tagged with: Architectural structure

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History

Ice houses were used to store ice packed with insulating straw throughout the year for preservative and culinary purposes for the kitchens of great houses. This ice house would have belonged with the C18 predecessor to the current 1898 house and could have been part of the early C19 development of the estate including the stablecourt, the smokery and walled garden to north. Adjacent is a ruined building thought to have been a fernery.

Exterior

A deep long and narrow chamber of stone with vaulted roof built into the hillside, with a small barred altered opening of stone and brick with concrete, masked by vegetation. Loose stone nearby may be from the former portal.

Interior

Interior of the chamber appears intact but is a protected batroost.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as an interesting element in the estate's development and a surviving example of an early C19 icehouse.

Group value with neighbouring listed buildings at Buckland, particularly the coachouse and stable range.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Coachhouse and attached stable ranges at Buckland Hall
To the N of Buckland Hall, reached by a short drive from main house, with main park drives passing on each side.
II Former house by stableyard at Buckland Hall
Opposite the Smoke House and just N of the stable complex.
II Stables and attached courtyard wall at Buckland Hall
Stables are on the NW of the stable courtyard, the attached wall forming the W boundary and extending to form a gated S entrance, to N of Buckland Hall.
II The Smoke House at Buckland Hall
On the W side of the courtyard drive, near the stableand coachouse range, N of Buckland Hall.
II* The Tennis Pavilion
At the foot of Buckland Hill on the lane leading to the rear of Buckland Hall, facing the park.
II Buckland Hall (aka Buckland House, Buckland and Crosfield House)
Set into the hillside on the lower W slopes of Buckland Hill with extensive views over the Usk Valley, surrounded by gardens, set within parkland and approached by 2 drives one to front of house and a
II Terraced steps in Buckland Hall Garden
The terraced garden runs to SW of Buckland House, these steps being towards the end nearest the house.
II Little Orchard
Backing onto an estate track at the foot of Buckland Hill, SE of Buckland Farm.

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Ice house at Buckland Hall

A Grade II Listed Building in Talybont-on-Usk, Powys