Monument record 0520600000 - MOUNTHILL WOOD, HEDGERLEY PARK

Summary

Nineteenth century icehouse in Mounthill Wood

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: 19th century ice house at Hedgerley Park (DBC9289)

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Type and Period (1)

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

Description

Dimensions - Radius 2m, Height 6m.
Plan Form - Circular.
Icehouse, attched to Hedgerley Park (B1).
Survives, largely intact, though surrounding ground & mound quarried away for gravel. Built of red stocks, it is a circular, domed building, rendered inside & out. Circular opening on dome top. Entrance partly collapsed. (Plan, section, photos, further detail)(B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC13738 Photograph: Michael Rice. 1985. RICE MICHAEL (HEDGERLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY) TO PIK E A R 1985 (SEE LETTER & PHOTO, FILED).
  • <2>SBC13735 Article in serial: Michael Rice. 1990. 'AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY ICE HOUSE IN HEDGERLEY PARK, HEDGERLEY, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE', IN RECS OF BUCKS 32 PP152-155 & PLATE I. Vol 32.

Location

Grid reference SU 98190 86900 (point)
Civil Parish HEDGERLEY, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jan 4 2024 2:32PM

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