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High Elms ice house is a nineteenth-century ice storage structure located approximately 130 metres south of Flint Lodge in Kent. Ice houses of this period were essential features of large estates, designed to preserve ice cut from frozen ponds and lakes during winter months for use in food storage and domestic cooling throughout the year. The structure represents the technological infrastructure that supported the domestic economy of a substantial Kent property during the Victorian era. As a designated ancient monument, it survives as evidence of the practical engineering and resource management practices employed by wealthy households in the nineteenth century.
High Elms ice house 130m south of Flint Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018959. View the official record →
High Elms ice house is a nineteenth-century ice storage structure located approximately 130 metres south of Flint Lodge in Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018959.
High Elms ice house 130m south of Flint Lodge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1018959.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Holwood camp (2.4 km), Orpington Roman villa (2.5 km), Camp on Keston Common (2.9 km).
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