Joined: 13 Dec 2004 Posts: 5645 Location: East london/Essex
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 05 6:22 pm Post subject:
I used to work at a place that had an old Ice house, It was in the grounds near the house but underground, that is it was built like a large stone igloo and than buried in the garden landscaping with a very small doorway, then in the winter blocks of ice were cut from the lakes and ponds on the property and stacked inside round the edges with some salt mixed in the layers higher up. Apparently the salt started the ice melting and it ran down the ice wall then froze at a temp below 0c and helped keep the rest of the ice frozen during the year. or thats what we were told and it does sound right.
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