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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 96 SE 46 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Icehouse at Syndale House, Ospringe |
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Summary
The entrance to an early 19th century icehouse was rediscovered in 1966 and found to be blocked by a brick wall at the end of the passage.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 9913 6093 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ96SE |
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| Parish: | OSPRINGE, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ICEHOUSE (ICEHOUSE, Post Medieval - 1800 AD? to 1900 AD?)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Roman occupation and burial sites along Watling Street, around Syndale Park east of Ospringe |
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Full description
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Entrance to an early C19th icehouse built for Syndale House rediscovered in c.1966. The entrance passage was 1.2m high and 3.65m long. At the end a chamber was blocked off by a brick wall. The present state of the site is unknown. Syndale House has become a hotel and the ice house is within its grounds. (1)
<1> Roaf, S. & Beamon, S. P., 1990, The Ice Houses of Britain, Beamon, S & Roaf, S 1990 'Ice Houses of Britain' p 320 (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' p 320. |
