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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 83 SE 62
Type of record:Monument
Name:Icehouse, Frensham Manor, Mounts lane, Rolvenden layne

Summary

Remains of an Icehouse situated on the south east edge of the settlement at Frensham Manor. The structure is visible on the OS 1st edition map of 1862.

Grid Reference:TQ 856 301
Map Sheet:TQ83SE
Parish:ROLVENDEN, ASHFORD, KENT

Monument Types

  • ICEHOUSE (Post Medieval - 1700 AD? to 1900 AD?)

Full description

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The icehouse is situated on the East edge of the settlement. (1)

A gazebo ('a fine example of mid-twentieth century garden design') was built over the oild icehouse, next to a pond that 'may well have provided ice for the icehouse'. Both gazebo and pond still exist. (2)

The house was occupied by the Kadwell family from the early C17 until 1748. Hasted's 'History of Kent' notes that the building was erected by Thomas Kadwell between and 1680. Two storeys and attics red brick. Hipped tiled roof with 2 modern hipped dormers. C19 casement windows. Nearby in the centre is a 2 storeyed projection containing the porch on the ground floor with a room over surmounted by a crow-stepped gable. Chimney breast on the north wall. Modern additions behind. Lord Geddes, Minister of Reconstruction in 1919 and British Ambassador in Washington 1920-4 lived here for some years during his retirement. Interior contains Inglenook fireplace and ceiling with chamfered.


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

<2> Brendan Chester-Kadwell, 2015, Frensham Manor in the parish of Rolvenden, Kent: Its Building and Landscape History (Unpublished document). SKE31735.

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 Ice Houses of Britain,' 1990..
<2>Unpublished document: Brendan Chester-Kadwell. 2015. Frensham Manor in the parish of Rolvenden, Kent: Its Building and Landscape History.