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Icehouse in Danbury Country Park is a nineteenth-century ice storage structure located approximately 130 metres south of Home Farm. The building represents a functional example of the technology employed by country estates to preserve ice harvested during winter months for use throughout the year in food storage and domestic consumption. Constructed from brick and situated within the parkland landscape, the structure reflects the infrastructure typical of substantial English country properties during the Georgian and Victorian periods. The icehouse survives as a tangible reminder of pre-refrigeration domestic practices and the estate management systems that supported large households.
Icehouse in Danbury Country Park, 130m south of Home Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019018. View the official record →
Icehouse in Danbury Country Park is a nineteenth-century ice storage structure located approximately 130 metres south of Home Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019018.
Icehouse in Danbury Country Park, 130m south of Home Farm 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 1019018.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Danbury camp hill fort (1.4 km), Medieval tile kiln N of Eves Corner (2 km), Bicknacre Priory (2.8 km).
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