{"id":1185,"date":"2015-02-04T22:21:38","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T22:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archaeovision.eu\/?p=1185"},"modified":"2015-02-04T22:21:38","modified_gmt":"2015-02-04T22:21:38","slug":"ice-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archaeovision.eu\/en\/projects\/ice-house\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ice House at Beaulieu"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a Grade ll listed structure, the Ice House at the\u00a0Beaulieu estate<\/a> in the New forest, Hampshire is thought to date back to the early to mid part of the 19th century. It is\u00a0of a brick construction that comprises a two meter long and two meter high vaulted passage that has the remains of an outer door and indications of at least two inner doors. The Ice House entrance leads to a domed structure that is of a\u00a0three and half meter diameter with a three meter deep storage chamber.\u00a0Before the invention of the refrigerator, many country estate owners used these\u00a0ice houses to chill liquid, keep food fresh and even produce ice cream. These buildings were partly underground and kept cool by ice imported from abroad or cut from local lakes in the winter, which allowed their owners to preserve produce for longer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beaulieu is one of ten known ice houses in the New Forest, with each helping to tell the story of how the upper classes preserved their food. These structures are found in several country estates across the National Park, and are evidence of the first steps towards domestic refrigeration, which fundamentally changed the way people store and consume food.<\/p>\n

Archaeovision have been working with the\u00a0New Forest National Park Authority in recording this structure\u00a0as part of their ongoing conservation work of the building, the results of which will be used for repair work and as an educational tool for the local schools. Recording of this structure took place in November 2014 using a Faro Focus x130. A Faro Focus was used for its ability to quickly record the area needed, whilst being lightweight enough to easily lower down the scanner into the three meter domed structure so that the\u00a0internal features could be recorded. In total, twelve scans were recorded at a 0.6mm\u00a0resolution at a two meter distance, and an example of the results can be seen below.<\/p>\n

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