Survey Data
Reg No
13902510
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
Icehouse
Date
1730 - 1750
Coordinates
312790, 276650
Date Recorded
19/07/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding subterranean ice house, built c. 1740, now disused. Six rubble stone steps to square-headed entrance, droved ashlar lintel with red brick jambs, rubble stone walled chamber. Located to south-east of Beaulieu House, within the gardens.
Appraisal
This functional building is located within close proximity to Beaulieu House. The architectural treatment of the entrance adds to the quality of the structure. The ice house survives as a reminder of the period before artificial ice production became established in the last quarter of the nineteenth century and a time when the ice house was the only reliable means of refrigeration.