Modern London

We have come a long way, and nobody talks about ice houses anymore. Why should they? We have fridges for one, and nobody got that much time to learn about some ice houses that stored ice. But think about it. With no electricity and technology, people were able to actually use ice the same way we use them today. And that’s what makes this discovery interesting. We should never forget our past and past like this is something to be proud of. 

New Construction

So, in 2015, archeologists were digging around the areas of Regent Park when they found the ice house. This ice house was built by none other than John Nash who was also the original architect of the Buckingham Palace. So, finding an ice house built by a great architect was a big thing. When the world thought he only created the Buckingham Palace whereas before that he created an ice house.

Idea Of Some Sort

“There was always an understanding that there was an ice house here somewhere, but we weren’t sure where. Even after we discovered where the entrance was, we weren’t quite sure how big it was, or how you got in,” said David Sorapure from the Museum of London Archaeology (MoLA) to The Guardian.

Old Ice House

For first, the archeologists had no idea that an ice house was there hidden beneath the streets o London. Second, it was built by the same architect who built the Buckingham Palace. The archeologists were left stunned when they found this house. It was an accident but a sweet accident that took them into the past.

It’s Massive!

The ice house was discovered beneath the Regent’s Crescent. It was really huge in size and because it was found under the Regent’s Crescent in Marylebone meant that it was an important piece from the history and archeologists were no fool to let it go just like that. It’s the history we are talking about here.

Commercial Place

As we already told you, the ice house was massive in size which told the archeologists that this is the world’s first commercial ice house that was used back then to store ice in a large amount. Tons of ice blocks were stored here and anybody who was able to afford the ice came here to buy some.