Madeley Wood Hall and Ice Cave

At the eastern end of Lloyds Coppice is the site of Madeley Wood Hall, a late 19C manor house belonging to the Anstice family, local industrialists who operated the Madeley Wood Company. They owned mines, ironworks and brickworks and for some considerable time were influential figures in the history of the Gorge.

Although the Hall was demolished in the 1920s, there are surviving remains of the former cold stores. These were built into the hillside, using insulation from the ground above to maintain an even temperature for storing food

If you have any additional information, reminiscences or pictures that would increase the Trust's knowledge of local history, please let us know at staff@severngorge.org.uk

To find out more, follow the link to Lloyds Coppice leaflet.