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Monument details

HER Number:TR 23 NW 184
Type of record:Monument
Name:Post medieval icewell, Encombe

Summary

Pm icewell, encombe.


Grid Reference:TR 200 351
Map Sheet:TR23NW
Parish:SANDGATE, SHEPWAY, KENT

Monument Types

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

Full description

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Ref. to Encombe ice-well on OS maps of 1897-1938. Cylindrical brick structure, covered by a a shed or wooden structure. Been used in recent years as a compost pit. (1)


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

Sources and further reading

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<1>Monograph: Roaf, S. & Beamon, S. P.. 1990. The Ice Houses of Britain. Beamon, Icehouses of Britain, 1990..