NHER 13312 (Monument record) - Icehouse, Little Plumstead Hall
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Summary
This is the reputed site of a post medieval icehouse, within the former park of Little Plumstead Hall (NHER 8492). Two summerhouses are also reputed to have stood close to the site.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG31SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT AND LITTLE PLUMSTEAD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Icehouse: described as domes, now buried under earth.
Position indicated by [1] of hospital carpenter's shop, who said the entrance was bricked up before being buried.
He claimed there had once been two pillared summerhouses 'nearby' (but they may have been further in the woods).
Lake has been filled in at this point and new buildings erected to west.
Visited by E. Rose (NAU) 22 February 1978.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
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Record last edited
Nov 27 2008 5:05PM