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Neil Holloway
May 5, 2026
Hiking
Richard Wormald a Leeds Woollen merchant became owner of the Cookridge estate around 1820. The icehouse was one of the improvements that he instigated. This was a construction with a 4-foot-high door, leading to a brick-lined corridor, then to a 12-foot well. The winter meat, fish and game were hung from two racks on the ceiling of the corridor; the low temperature would keep the food fresh for almost a year. The fish and ice were supplied from the nearby Pauls Pond. The building is Grade 2 listed, but has fallen into disrepair.
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