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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 54 NW 44
Type of record:Monument
Name:Chiddingstone castle ice house

Summary

Ice house, prob Enineteenth century date


Grid Reference:TQ 49742 45240
Map Sheet:TQ44NE
Parish:CHIDDINGSTONE, SEVENOAKS, KENT

Monument Types

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

Full description

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Ice house on left of main drive to Chiddingstone Castle, built into 15' bank. No remains reported, info from Mary Eldridge (Chiddingstone Castle ?) and Ron Martin (Sussex IA Soc). Prob constructed early C19 when castle rebuilt. (1)


<1> Roaf, S. & Beamon, S. P., 1990, The Ice Houses of Britain, Beamon and Roaf 1990 Ice Houses of Britain p312 (Monograph). SKE8293.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Monograph: Roaf, S. & Beamon, S. P.. 1990. The Ice Houses of Britain. Beamon and Roaf 1990 Ice Houses of Britain p312.