Plans to revitalise the network of derelict factories, shops and industrial buildings could kick-start urban revival Ice House 2, at the Ice Factory, which has stood untouched for three decades. Ice House 2, at the Ice Factory, which has stood untouched for three decades. Sun 11 Jul 2021 04.10 EDT Grimsby resident Graeme Bassett admits he used to be âdubiousâ about whether it was worth trying to save the townâs ice factory, a derelict Victorian building on the docks. But then he looked inside. âWhen you go in there, itâs the size and the proportion of it, and the winding spiral staircases. Itâs like going into the Batcave or something like that. Suddenly, once you actually walk into it, thatâs when it catches your imagination,â he said.