Monument record 0545500000 - KILCOOL, LONGBOTTOM LANE

Summary

Nineteenth century icehouse at Kilcool

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (1)

  • ICEHOUSE (19th Century - 1800 AD? to 1899 AD?)

Description

Plan Form - CIRCULAR
FORMER ICEHOUSE CUT INTO SIDE OF CHALK PIT. REMEMBERED LOCALLY C.1940 AS ROOMY PLACE. NO INTERNAL STRUCTURES. DOOR NOT QUITE FULL HEIGHT & SET IN BRICKED AREA. FLOOR INSIDE SLOPED DOWN. CHALK PIT FILLED IN C.1965 BY WILTON PARK GOLF CLUB (B1). REFERENCES TO MEN WORKING IN ICEHOUSE, C.1880 (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC9486 Verbal communication: MRS B A STAINTON, CVAHS, DEC.1984 AND INFORMATION FROM MR G VERE.
  • <2>SBC9529 Bibliographic reference: MRS S.P.BEAMON, ('ICE HOUSE HUNT'), 1983.

Location

Grid reference SU 95600 91400 (point)
Civil Parish BEACONSFIELD, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Aug 6 2010 8:32AM

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