Ice was cut in Norway, transported by ship to London, stored and then distributed by cart to restaurants and homes. See the picture source website for a very well told story.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Norwegian ice business
Commemorated ati
Gatti icehouse
Victorian London has a wonderful contemporary description of the ice pit. In...
Newby's ice store
Newby's ice store stood on the north bank of the canal in the 1860s. Ice was ...
Other Subjects
Swan Wharf & Swan Inn
In the 19th century Swan Wharf was the site of a brewery and public house 'Swan Inn', destroyed by fire in 1871. The image, an 1878 photo by William Reid, shows the tower of All Saints behind. Th...
Castle Tavern - EC2
Being at a junction the address has been given as 26 King Street which certainly is more definitive than the Gresham Street address which seems to have fluctuated widely. Pubwiki gives: "in the 184...
William Lambe
1569-1570 Master of the Clothworkers' Company. Three wives but childless which allowed for his philanthropy. 1564-1577 he financed the rebuilding of the Holborn Conduit which, until its demolition ...
Person, Food & Drink, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration
Samuel Whitbread
Brewer and member of parliament. Born at Cardington, near Bedford. He set up a small brewery in London in 1742. He amassed a large fortune and invested heavily in property. M.P.for Bedford in 1768....