Ice Well
ICE WELL, SHIRE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1299027
- Date first listed:
- 21-Apr-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Ice Well
- Statutory Address:
- ICE WELL, SHIRE LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1299027
- Date first listed:
- 21-Apr-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Ice Well
- Statutory Address 1:
- ICE WELL, SHIRE LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- ICE WELL, SHIRE LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Bromley (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 44591 63461
Details
The following building shall be added:
SHIRE LANE (off) TQ 46 SW 785-/12/10007 Ice Well, High Elms Estate
GV II
Icehouse, c1850. Cambered brick entrance, cemented over, visible above ground. A curved brick passageway and flight of stone steps lead to a large flask-shaped main chamber. A small access is situated at the top of the chamber and a drain for melt water situated at its base. A later rectangular chamber was added off the pasageway and was used for storage for food. The well was used to maintain an even, low temperature all through the year, with a gated entrance set within a clump of yew trees to extract the warmer air. Approximately 2 tons, or 1,000 cubic feet of ice could be stored in the main chamber. It is not known for sure where the ice came from. There are several lakes nearby, but there was an established trade in ice from the Baltic in the 2nd half of the C19 and it could have been delivered from the docks in cartloads of 2-cubic-foot blocks and stored in layers with straw or hessian in between. This is an exceptionally large and complete example of an ice house.
Listing NGR: TQ4459163461
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 358660
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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