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Monument details

HER Number:TR 25 NW 148
Type of record:Monument
Name:Icehouse, Lee Priory, Cedar Hill, Littlebourne, Canterbury

Summary

Icehouse


Grid Reference:TR 212 570
Map Sheet:TR25NW
Parish:LITTLEBOURNE, CANTERBURY, KENT

Monument Types

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

Full description

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In poor condition. Externally, there is a wall on either side of an arched doorway, which opens into the passage. Date on entrance reads '1774' with the initials 'W.C.' Chamber constructed in Kentish bond brickwork. Depth not measureable. Served Lee Priory. (1)

Marked on 1st and 2nd edition OS maps. (2,3)


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

<2> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.

<3> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2 (Map). SKE30965.

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>Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1.
<3>Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2.