NHER 12463 (Building record) - The Icehouse
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TF84SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOLKHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Restored 17th century (and so pre present park layout).
Entrance in brick wall under stepped gable leads to tunnel partly sunken, thatched on top; leading into domed chamber, roof corbelled in; thatched exterior.
Visited by E. Rose (NAU) 30 April 1977.
Informant [1] does not agree with 17th century date; he points to references (as supplied by [2]) to storing ice in grottoes and porches in 1739 which he suggests means there was no icehouse; but it was there by 1744. Indications that passage and outer door are later additions.
Pulley wheel in vault. There is a reference to enlarging the icehouse in 1752.
An extension to the lake was made to enable ice to be more easily collected. Thatched roof had gone by 1943 so present is a restoration.
Photograph in file.
E. Rose (NAU) 10 April 1984.
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1373662.
- --- SNF51909 Monograph: Beamon, S. & Roaf, S.. 1990. The Ice-houses of Britain..
- --- SNF73159 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2009. [Photographs of Holkham Hall during winter]. 22 December.
- --- SNF8852 Photograph: BCD 10.
- --- SNF62361 Photograph: ELF 22-3.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF59566 Unpublished Document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. MPP Ice-house Assessment.
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Record last edited
Feb 18 2025 2:10PM