Monument record 0545500000 - W OF KILCOOL, LONGBOTTOM LANE

Summary

Nineteenth century icehouse in parkland at Wilton Park

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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).
A hexagonal structure is marked on 1st edition 25-inch OS map - presumably the ice house. NGR to this.

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC9486 Verbal communication: Bambi Stainton. 1984. MRS B A STAINTON, CVAHS, DEC.1984 AND INFORMATION FROM MR G VERE (SEE SKETCH, NOTES & LOCATION MAP, FILED).
  • <2>SBC9529 Verbal communication: 1983. MRS S.P.BEAMON, ('ICE HOUSE HUNT'), 1983.

Location

Grid reference SU 95557 91419 (point)
Civil Parish BEACONSFIELD, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jan 19 2024 9:29PM

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