Survey Data
Reg No
15302009
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
Icehouse
In Use As
Icehouse
Date
1800 - 1840
Coordinates
246075, 269522
Date Recorded
07/07/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding icehouse on circular plan, c.1820, with projecting rubble stone porch adjoining to north side. Now disused and overgrown with vegetation. Square-headed door opening with stone lintel over. Domed interior lined with buff brick lining for insulation with a circular aperture at the top of the chamber. Located behind former farmyard buildings of Kinturk House (15302016) and close to the former walled garden of this estate (15302010).
Appraisal
A interesting example of an early nineteenth-century icehouse. Icehouses were important and integral parts of major country houses but are now increasingly rare survivors. They were used to store ice collected in Winter for the purposes of keeping food fresh during the Summer months. This icehouse is of some technical interest on account of the construction of the domed interior. The aperture to the top was originally used to insert ice collected from frozen lakes/ponds during the Winter months. This icehouse remains a picturesque feature in the grounds of the former Kinturk House Demesne and contributes positively to the historic character of the area. It forms part of an extensive collection of structures associated with Kinturk House (15302016).