Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ice House at Rhual
Gwernaffield with Pantmwyn, Flintshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Rhual, Gwernaffield with Pantmwyn, Flintshire, designated on 14 June 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 14 June 1995
- Locality
- Rhual
- Community
- Gwernaffield with Pantmwyn
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.17508, -3.16888
- Cadw reference
- 16138
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated 500m west of Rhual set into the earth. Reached from a drive running N from the Mold/Gwernaffield by-road.
Exterior
Brick structure in the form of a hollow globe probably of early C19 date. The entrance is arched and is flanked by two dry stone walls which have partially collapsed. The ice house appears to be substantially intact apart from this.
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Interior
Interior not accessible at time of survey March 1995
Reason for designation
Included as a scarce intact example of an ice house and for historical associations with Rhual.
Nearby in the register
- Rhual (including attached wall to the North side)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Monument at RhaulCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Garden walls and pavillions at Rhual (including attached walls and Gatepiers to the drive entrance)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Stable Block at RhualDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.