Newby's ice store stood on the north bank of the canal in the 1860s. Ice was used to keep food fresh for transport, and in shops. Imported mainly from Norway, it was delivered along the canal by horse-drawn barges to Newby's, where it was stored in deep ice wells.
Bridge to Nowhere - Burgess Park Heritage Trail
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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Newby's ice store
Newby's ice store stood on the north bank of the canal in the 1860s. Ice was ...
Ice was cut in Norway, transported by ship to London, stored and then distrib...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Newby's ice store
The Friends of Burgess Park are an association of people and other interested...
Greater London Council Lady Ottoline Morrell, 1873 - 1938, literary hostess and patron of the arts, lived here.
We chickened out of deciding where to put the apostrophe in 'Mothers'.
Greater London Council Alfred Lord Milner, 1854 - 1925, statesman, lived here.
Bobby Moore, 1941 - 1993, captain of the world cup-winning England football team, lived here. English Heritage
101 Farm Lane This site was first developed in the 1890s as a horse bus company depot. It was then used by various motor bus companies an...
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