Ices Collection

Corner Shop, Snack Bar, Foyles Library, Walton, Essex
The Corner Shop at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, which sold tobacco, confectionery and all things for an enjoyable day on the beach

An engraving depicting an apparatus for making ices, using ammonia salts and water, 19th century
5310956 An engraving depicting an apparatus for making ices, using ammonia salts and water, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1894); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Chris Rea, Singer aged 22, from Middlesbrough, promotes his new single, So Much Love, which he wrote while working for his fathers ice cream company, 24th June 1974

The Beach, Morecambe, Lancashire - Note the Ice Cream stall in the foreground. Date: circa 1901

Turquoise lake in Viti volcanic crater at Krafla, Myvatnssveit, Northeast Iceland, Iceland

Cute Puppies: Ices

Weymoor Post Office and Hall's Newsagents Shop, Harborne, south-west Birmingham. Note the K3 telephone box/booth/kiosk (right) - the K3, introduced in 1929, again by Giles Gilbert Scott

Ornamental moulds for creating iced foods in the shape of a pineapple, peaches and two doves (chromolitho)
6015049 Ornamental moulds for creating iced foods in the shape of a pineapple, peaches and two doves (chromolitho) by English School

Confectioners Shop, Cornhill (engraving)
670633 Confectioners Shop, Cornhill (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Confectioners Shop, Cornhill)

Ninety-Two in the Shade, Sketches on Board a Steamer Homeward Bound from India (engraving)
1047604 Ninety-Two in the Shade, Sketches on Board a Steamer Homeward Bound from India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ninety-Two in the Shade)

Halfpenny Ices, from Street Life in London, by J
659995 Halfpenny Ices, from Street Life in London, by J. Thomson and Adolphe Smith, 1877 (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Scottish

Ornamental moulds for creating iced foods in the shape of a hen and vegetables (chromolitho)
6015056 Ornamental moulds for creating iced foods in the shape of a hen and vegetables (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Collecting ice at Serpentine, Hyde Park 1857
Scene in Hyde Park on the lake Serpentine, due to the cold weather labourers collected huge pieces of ice and transported them on small carts drawn by donkeys

The Penny-Ice Man (colour litho)
960899 The Penny-Ice Man (colour litho) by Crane, Thomas (1808-59); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Penny-Ice Man, with lines of verse about a street trader)

Shop of the late Alderman Birch near the Royal Exchange. 1871 (w / c on paper)
610953 Shop of the late Alderman Birch near the Royal Exchange. 1871 (w/c on paper) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ornamental moulds for creating iced puddings (litho)
6015052 Ornamental moulds for creating iced puddings (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ornamental moulds for creating iced puddings)

Ornamental pillar moulds for creating iced puddings (litho)
6015046 Ornamental pillar moulds for creating iced puddings (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ornamental pillar moulds for creating iced puddings)

Ornamental moulds for creating iced foods in the shape of a bowl of fish and a towered arrangement of fruit
6015044 Ornamental moulds for creating iced foods in the shape of a bowl of fish and a towered arrangement of fruit (chromolitho) by English School

Artistically served ices (chromolitho)
976489 Artistically served ices (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artistically served ices)

Marshalls patented freezers for creating iced foods (litho)
6015064 Marshalls patented freezers for creating iced foods (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marshalls patented freezers for creating iced foods)

Title page of the Book Of Ices by Agnes Marshall (litho)
6015051 Title page of the Book Of Ices by Agnes Marshall (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Title page of the Book Of Ices by Agnes Marshall)

Ornamental moulds for creating iced foods in the shape of a swan and a bundle of asparagus (chromolitho)
6015043 Ornamental moulds for creating iced foods in the shape of a swan and a bundle of asparagus (chromolitho) by English School

Street vendor, London, 1873 (b / w photo)
3099655 Street vendor, London, 1873 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Street vendor, London, 1873)

London ice carts 1857
Long trains of ice-carts may be seen wending their way to the shops of purchasers to dispose of their freights. Ice-carts with good effect; labour

Icy crust formation over the Undine Falls in winter, YNP, USA
Icy crust formation over the Undine Falls in winter; Yellowstone National Park, United states of America

Detail of melting snow hanging from roof, Nulato, Alaska, USA
Detail photograph of melting snow hanging from the eave of a log cabin on a sunny day in winter; Nulato, Interior Alaska, Alaska, United States of America

Ice crystal detail in the melting snow in Spring, Kotzebue Sound, Northwestern Alaska, Alaska, USA
Close-up of ice crystal details in the melting snow and ice lining the shore of Kotzebue Sound in Spring; Kotzebue, Northwestern Alaska, Alaska, United States of America

Wheaton River in winter, Yukon
Snow covered rocks on Wheaton River with the mountains in the distance in winter; Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

Seal skeleton in the melting snow in Spring, Kotzebue Sound, Northwestern Alaska, Alaska, USA
Close-up of the remains of a seal skeleton lying in the melting snow and ice along the shore of Kotzebue Sound in Spring; Kotzebue, Northwestern Alaska, Alaska, United States of America

Confiseur pastillage et moulles pour les glaces
Confiseur, pastillage et moulles pour les glaces, Recueil de planches, sur les sciences, les arts liberaux, et les arts mechaniques, avec leur explication, Goussier, Louis-Jacques, 1722-1799

Crystaux Le cannameliste francais ou Nouvelle instruction
Crystaux, Le cannameliste francais, ou, Nouvelle instruction pour ceux qui desirent d apprendre l office: redige en forme de dictionnaire: enrichi de planches en taille-douce, Dupuis

St Eugenes Cathedral, From Brooke Park, Co Derry, Ireland

Close-up of ice formed around stones at edge of lake, Semerwater, Wensleydale, Yorkshire Dales N. P
Close-up of ice formed around stones at edge of lake, Semerwater, Wensleydale, Yorkshire Dales N.P. North Yorkshire, England, December

Victorian childrens Christmas party by Pauline Baynes
A Pauline Baynes illustration of a Victorian childrens Christmas party showing a typical Victorian drawing room with its homely clutter of bric-a-brac and elaborate decoration

Neptune from Triton. Artwork of a geyser (black) erupting on Triton, the largest moon of Neptune (upper right). Triton, among the coldest places in the solar system

Antarctica, South Orkney Islands, Laurie Island. Chinstrap (pygoscelis antarctica) & Adelie (pygosclis adeliae). Antarctica, South Orkney Islands, Laurie Island

Artificially Served Ices, in a range of shapes and colours. circa 1890

Ice cart in London 1850
Early morning delivery of ice on the back of horse and carts, candied in from chilling Wenham Lake, Norway and Sweden to London, for fishmongers

Mrs. A. B Marshalls showroom for moulds 1887
Mrs. A. B Marshalls school of cookery, showing an interior of a showroom at 32 Mortimer Street, Regent Street, London. With people seated at table taking notes form her book for recipes

Ice-making machine 1883
Latest novelty machine that freezed the crystals that made ice and ices, ice creams and ice puddings, ready moulded for the table in six minutes with ice and salt. Date: 1883

Who likes ices?
Boy and girl enjoy a helping of strawberry ice cream at the dance. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1910

Ice cream vendor at time of 1911 Coronation
Ice cream vendor in a London street at the time of the 1911 Coronation, with portraits of King George V and Queen Mary painted on his cart and customers gathered round. Date: 1911

Close-up of ice formed around stone at edge of lake, Semerwater, Wensleydale, Yorkshire Dales N. P
Close-up of ice formed around stone at edge of lake, Semerwater, Wensleydale, Yorkshire Dales N.P. North Yorkshire, England, December

Puddings and a pie. Top: Jelly and cream, and Yorkshire pie with aspic jelly. Bottom: Christmas pudding, and a jelly. In the centre is a triflle surrounded by ices and jellies

View of broken ice on frozen sea, near Helsinki, Uusimaa, Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea, Finland, winter

Frozen river, snow covered bare trees, Sweden, winter

View of ferry in frozen sea at dawn, near Helsinki, Uusimaa, Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea, Finland, winter

View over frozen sea, near Helsinki, Uusimaa, Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea, Finland, winter

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"Ices: A Delightful Journey through Various Corners of the World" Step into a corner shop in Walton, Essex or visit a snack bar at Foyles Library and indulge in the refreshing delight of ices. Cute puppies eagerly wag their tails as they enjoy their own icy treats at Weymoor Post Office and Hall's Newsagents Shop. Feel the sand between your toes as you savor an ice cream cone on the picturesque beach of Morecambe, Lancashire. Chris Rea, a talented singer from Middlesbrough, promotes his new single "So Much Love" while enjoying an ice-cold treat. Discover the mesmerizing turquoise lake nestled within Viti volcanic crater at Krafla, Myvatnssveit in Northeast Iceland - nature's own frozen masterpiece. Admire ornamental moulds that shape iced foods into pineapples, peaches, doves, hens, and even vegetables - culinary artistry brought to life. Transport yourself back in time with an engraving depicting a confectioners shop on Cornhill or sketches aboard a steamer homeward bound from India. Experience London's street life through "Halfpenny Ices, " where frozen delights bring joy amidst bustling streets captured by J. Witness history unfold as men collect blocks of ice from Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park during the year 1857 - preserving freshness before modern refrigeration. Ices transcend boundaries and cultures; they are not just desserts but moments of pure bliss shared across generations.