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Monument details
HER Number: | TQ 63 NW 18 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Site of an Icehouse, Dunloran Park, Tunbridge wells |
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Summary
A 19th century icehouse is marked on the 1st-4th edition Ordnance Survey maps of c.1858-1940. The remains of this monument are now covered by a drive that leads to the car park on the Hall's Hole Road boundary.
Grid Reference: | TQ 60117 39413 |
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Map Sheet: | TQ63NW |
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Parish: | ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ICEHOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1823 AD? to 1967 AD?)
Full description
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Discovered during the construction of a road, the ice house is 4.5m in diameter and 6m deep. Nearby lake possible source of ice. (1) A drive to the car park on the Hall's Hole Road boundary covers its remains which have been filled in.(2)
<1> Roaf, S. & Beamon, S. P., 1990, The Ice Houses of Britain, Beamon and Roaf, 'The Ice Houses of Britain,' 1990. (Monograph). SKE8293.
<2> English Heritage, 2002, Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Interest in England: Dunorlan Park, Tunbridge Wells (Unpublished document). SKE8218.
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 | Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2002. Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Interest in England: Dunorlan Park, Tunbridge Wells. |
Related records
TQ 53 NE 66 | Part of: Dunorlan Park, Royal Tunbridge Wells (Landscape) |