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Summary

Icehouse, in the grounds of Asgoughfee Gardens.

Full description

There is an icehouse depicted in Asgoughfee Gardens. {1}

Entry is gained through an upward sloping, stepped passage, which passes through two pairs of oak doors, 1.8m apart. The chamber is a brick built, straight-sided, domed structure, about 2.6m in diameter, with a depth of 6m from the base to the dome. The walls contain a cavity of about 0.6m. The floor is made of double oak planks set on brick piers and has a small central soakaway. It is raised slightly above ground water level to avoid the flooding that occurs regularly in the fens. The steep embankment over the structure has several small walls to retain the earth cover. Some of these features rarely survive and so this icehouse is very important. {2}{3}{4}

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1888-1891, 25 Inch County Series Map - First Edition, - (Map). SLI10020.

<2> Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram, 1989, Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition), P 676 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1062.

<3> HEALEY, R.H., 1997, Verbal report from Hilary Healey, - (Verbal Communication). SLI4944.

<4> ENGLISH HERITAGE, 1995, MPP STEP 3 EVALUATION REPORT, - (Unpublished Document). SLI4568.

Monument Types

• ICEHOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status

• Conservation Area

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