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Listed Building record TQ 63 NE 45 - ICE HOUSE ABOUT 50 METRES NORTH EAST OF OLD SCOTNEY CASTLE
Summary
An icehouse built in circa 1840 in the grounds of Scotney Castle, approximately 50 metres northeast of the old castle. It has a conical brick ice chamber with a timber-framed, thatched roof. To the east is a gabled porch with a boarded door. The ice chamber extends 3.65 metres below ground and is 4.8 metres in diameter at the top and 2.1 metres in diameter at the bottom. The ice was probably collected from the overflow weir at the east end of the moat.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 69010 35329 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ63NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
| Civil Parish | LAMBERHURST, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
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Full Description
<1> Roaf, S. & Beamon, S. P., 1990, The Ice Houses of Britain, Beamon and Roaf, 'The Ice Houses of Britain,' 1990. (Monograph). SKE8293.
<2> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
<3> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1995, Ice-houses. English Heritage Monuments Protection Programme, Step 3 report (Bibliographic reference). SKE55931.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SKE8293 Monograph: Roaf, S. & Beamon, S. P.. 1990. The Ice Houses of Britain. Beamon and Roaf, 'The Ice Houses of Britain,' 1990..
- <2> SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
- <3> SKE55931 Bibliographic reference: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1995. Ice-houses. English Heritage Monuments Protection Programme, Step 3 report.
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Record last edited
Apr 12 2024 3:07PM