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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 67 SW 458
Type of record:Monument
Name:19th century ice-well at Horns Place, Gravesend

Summary

A 19th century ice well once existed at Horns Place, Gravesend. The well was 3.55 m wide and c. 8 m deep and brick lined. Originally It would have been filled with ice which would have been removed as required.


Grid Reference:TQ 64838 74351
Map Sheet:TQ67SW
Parish:GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT

Monument Types

  • ICEHOUSE (Post Medieval - 1800 AD to 1900 AD)

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A 19th century ice well once existed at Horns Place, Gravesend. The well was 3.55 m wide and c. 8 m deep and brick lined. Originally It would have been filled with ice which would have been removed as required.(1)


<1> Kent Underground Research Group, 2001, Caves and Tunnels in South East England Part 15 (Unpublished document). SKE8205.

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<1>Unpublished document: Kent Underground Research Group. 2001. Caves and Tunnels in South East England Part 15.