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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NW 282 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Icehouse, St. Mary's C.P. School, Gun Lane, Strood |
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Summary
A semi-spherical brick lined Icehouse was discovered in 1974 during the construction of a school. The structure had a 'manhole cover' in its domed roof and now lies below the school service road. A second, similar cover was spotted nearby and now lies under the front lawn, It is possible that the pair may have served the North Aylesford Union Workhouse that previously occupied the site.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 735 694 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NW |
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| Parish: | ROCHESTER & CHATHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ICEHOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Full description
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A semi-spherical, brick-lined structure was discovered in 1974 during the construction of the school. The structure had a 'manhole cover' in the domed roof (at ground level), and now lies below the school service road. A second, similar cover was spotted nearby (now under the front lawn), and the pair may have served the N Aylesford Union Workhouse which occupied the site earlier this century. The ice could have been used in the 'dead houses.' (1)
<1> Roaf, S. & Beamon, S. P., 1990, The Ice Houses of Britain, Beamon and Roaf, 'The Ice Houses of Britain,' 1990. (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, 'The Ice Houses of Britain,' 1990.. |
