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Cold Comforts: The Hidden Ice Houses of Oxfordshire

Speaker: Melanie King

Author and founder of  ‘The History Forum’

18th- and 19th-century households went to extraordinary lengths to preserve their perishables and impress their guests with out-of-season delicacies. But how did Ice Houses work? Where did the ice come from? And what do these forgotten buildings reveal about the lavish lifestyles of the past?

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