Record Details
| NHER Number: | 19082 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Post medieval ice-house |
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Summary
A circular ice-house of 19th century brick under an oval earth mound with a short entrance tunnel, the entrance now boarded over. It stands beside a large octagonal game larder (NHER 19424).
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 6950 2869 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF62NE |
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| Parish: | SANDRINGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
April 1983. Visited.
Ice-house. Just east of outbuildings of Sandringham House, beside large octagonal Game Larder, and about 183m (200 yards) northeast of lake. Under oval mound, but circular in form. Very short entrance tunnel with part of outer door frame (now boarded over). Built of late 19th century brick, leads to smaller square opening in wall of chamber.
E. Rose (NAU), April 1983.
Site is a bat roost and needs a lockable door to protect both site and bats from harm.
NIAS records 1992 (S1)
W. Arnold HES 24/01/11
Monument Types
- GAME LARDER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- ICEHOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Archive: NIAS. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Records. |
Related records
| 3272 | Part of: Sandringham House (Building) |
| 30486 | Part of: Sandringham Park (Monument) |
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