Record Details

NHER Number:30468
Type of record:Monument
Name:Post medieval icehouse

Summary

The post medieval icehouse was bricked up in 1971. All that can be seen is a gault brick arch set in the mounds on the east side of the lake. The mounds were formed of spoil from the lake when it was first dug out.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 3520 0082
Map Sheet:TG30SE
Parish:LANGLEY WITH HARDLEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Icehouse.
Mentioned in (S1).
Location from (S2).
E. Rose (NLA) 7 March 1994.

Grid reference corrected on ground with reference to (S2) by E. Rose (NLA) 5 April 1998. All that is now visible is a yellow brick arch blocked up in breezeblock with an inscription to the effect that it was 'bricked up' in 1971. This is set in the mounds on the east side of the lake, formed from spoil when it was first dug out.
E. Rose (NLA), 6 April 1998.

Monument Types

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

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

<S1>Designation: English Heritage. Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England.. 1001008.
<S2>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-7. Ordnance Survey 25 inch 2nd edition (revised 1902-7).

Related records

30467Part of: Langley Park (Monument)

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