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Icehouse 320m south west of Ashridge College is a nineteenth-century ice storage structure located within the grounds of the Ashridge estate in Hertfordshire. The building represents a functional element of the estate's infrastructure, designed to preserve ice harvested during winter months for use in food storage and domestic consumption throughout the year. Such icehouses were characteristic features of large country estates during the Georgian and Victorian periods, reflecting the technological solutions available before mechanical refrigeration became widespread. The structure survives as evidence of the material practices and estate management systems that supported aristocratic and gentry households during this era.
Icehouse 320m south west of Ashridge College is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020981. View the official record →
Icehouse 320m south west of Ashridge College is a nineteenth-century ice storage structure located within the grounds of the Ashridge estate in Hertfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020981.
Icehouse 320m south west of Ashridge College 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 1020981.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of Roman building, N of Berkhamsted Castle (3.2 km), First World War Training Trenches and associated earthworks south of Berkhamsted Cricket Club (3.3 km), Berkhamsted motte and bailey castle (3.7 km).
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