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BEDALE, North Riding

Bedale Hall blind wall                                      SE 264 883                  

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Bedale Hall Ice House                                     SE 263 883                               

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At the time that John Carr was working on Bedale Hall, there is a record in the Peirse archives of an entry of 1778 that reads:

Jan. 7 Thos. Thompson, Mason
        his bill for work at Mansion
        House & Ice House
                                ... £30 19s 5d


 

Date taken: 2009


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There is a 17 feet long entrance passage that leads to the ice chamber that is 10 feet in diameter and 14 feet deep.

The Bothy                                                               SE 264 882       

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In 1809, Henry Peirse converted a garden pavilion into a dwelling. It is now known as The Bothy.











Date taken: 2009


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​The Harbour                                                       ​SE 269 880

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  The Harbour

  
In 1767, a canal was started to make the River Swale   navigable to Boroughbridge. Although £5,000 was   raised the following year to include a four mile stretch   of Bedale Beck, the scheme ran out of money and was   abandoned. 

  Two mooring rings are still in place in the harbour wall. 




  Date taken: 2009

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