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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 66 NE 223 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | 18th century icehouse, Cobham Hall |
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Summary
A late 18th century icehouse at Cobham Hall.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 68408 68966 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ66NE |
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| Parish: | COBHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ICEHOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1792 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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The structure still exists, but has been sealed off. (1)
An icehouse was constructed in 1792 with a brick barrel-vaulted entrance passage and domed brick-lined chamber. (2)
<1> Roaf, S. & Beamon, S. P., 1990, The Ice Houses of Britain, Beamon and Roaf, 'The Icehouses of Britain,' 1990. (Monograph). SKE8293.
<2> English Heritage, 2002, Historical Account, Cobham Hall Estate, Part 2: The Gardens and Inner Grounds (Unpublished document). SKE17515.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Monograph: Roaf, S. & Beamon, S. P.. 1990. The Ice Houses of Britain. Beamon and Roaf, 'The Icehouses of Britain,' 1990.. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2002. Historical Account, Cobham Hall Estate, Part 2: The Gardens and Inner Grounds. |
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