Monument record TR 25 SE 154 - Icehouse, Goodnestone Park, near Wingham

Summary

Icehouse

Location

Grid reference TR 25273 53831 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR25SE
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish WINGHAM, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Situated 3.2 miles from the main house, the partly collapsed structure may have served a now demolished building. Entrance shows various door-hinge holes, and leads to an arched passage which leads inwards before turning at a right angle. Remains of a ruinous decorative archway inside. An oval structure (1.5-2.1m), perhaps a Victorian folly, was found inside the icehouse. Depth uncertain, but known to exceed 5.5m. Brickwork is good quality. A large duckpond the source of ice. (1)

The ice house lies in a former chalk pit (2).


<1> Roaf, S. & Beamon, S. P., 1990, The Ice Houses of Britain, Beamon and Roaf, 'The Ice Houses of Britain,' 1990. (Monograph). SKE8293.

<2> Nicola Bannister, 2001, Goodnestone Park and Estate: Heritage Landscape Management Plan (Unpublished document). SKE15949.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Roaf, S. & Beamon, S. P.. 1990. The Ice Houses of Britain. Beamon and Roaf, 'The Ice Houses of Britain,' 1990..
  • <2> Unpublished document: Nicola Bannister. 2001. Goodnestone Park and Estate: Heritage Landscape Management Plan.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Goodnestone Park and Estate: Heritage Landscape Management Plan (EKE10288)

Record last edited

Feb 1 2010 2:39PM