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Monument record MDR9062 - Icehouse, Overton Hall, Ashover

Type and Period (1)

  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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  • None recorded

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Situated 400m west of the house at the edge of a wooded slope, stands a small simple ice-house with a 1.8m square well. It has an overall depth of at least 2.5m. Only the well door remains as the entrance tunnel has partially collapsed. The entrance is of random stonework, whereas the cavity is bricked. (1, 2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Perkins, R. mid 1980s. Derbyshire Icehouses.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Beamon, S P & Roaf, S. 1990. The Ice Houses of Britain. p. 239.

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Grid reference SK 345 622 (point) (Approximate)
Civil Parish ASHOVER, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Nov 21 2016 4:29PM

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