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It should not be assumed that this site is publicly accessible and it may be on private property. Do not trespass.

Monument details

HER Number:TQ 75 NE 191
Type of record:Monument
Name:Icehouse (site), invicta barracks, maidstone

Summary

ICEHOUSE (FORMER SITE OF), NOW A CHILDRENS PLAYGROUND IN INVICTA BARRACKS, MAIDSTONE


Grid Reference:TQ 7588 5727
Map Sheet:TQ75NE
Parish:MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

Monument Types

  • ICEHOUSE (ICEHOUSE, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

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Icehouse, formerly situated in a shrubbery near the Old House, the former Lushington family home now within Invicta Barracks, Maidstone. Domed roofed icehouse accessable by stone steps , the site now used as a childrens' playground. Ice was obtained from a lake fed by a hydraulic ram (location unknown). The date of construction and destruction of the ice house are unknown.


<1> Roaf, S. & Beamon, S. P., 1990, The Ice Houses of Britain, Beamon, S & Roaf, S 1990 'Ice Houses of Britain' p317 (Monograph). SKE8293.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Monograph: Roaf, S. & Beamon, S. P.. 1990. The Ice Houses of Britain. Beamon, S & Roaf, S 1990 'Ice Houses of Britain' p317.