Record Details
| NHER Number: | 12840 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Post medieval ice house |
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Summary
An 18th or 19th century brick ice house, once under an earth mound, but now with the brickwork exposed.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 1154 2792 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG12NW |
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| Parish: | HEYDON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
September 1977. Visit.
Ice house.
Formerly in earthen mound, brickwork now projects.
Ruinous tunnel leads to an unusual rectangular chamber with barrel vaulted roof, floor of which is the usual circular basin.
Transition between the two is achieved by odd chamfers of brick in the corners.
E. Rose (NAU), 15 September 1977.
Monument Types
- ICEHOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SITE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TG 1127G,H. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Photograph: Photographs of Post medieval ice house. Colour. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
Related records
| 30440 | Part of: Heydon Park (Monument) |
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