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' Ice pond. In the latter half of the 1800s Abraham Simmons dammed Houndsden Gutter to form ponds from which, in winter, he collected ice for storage in ice wells. This he would sell to London fishmongers, hence the nearby Fishmonger's Arms. In the attached picture can be seen Ivy Stores and houses in Chase Road. '





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