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Latitude: 51.3286 / 51°19'42"N
Longitude: -0.2745 / 0°16'28"W
OS Eastings: 520316
OS Northings: 160244
OS Grid: TQ203602
Mapcode National: GBR 94.1GV
Mapcode Global: VHGRP.6V7W
Plus Code: 9C3X8PHG+C6
Entry Name: Ice House at Convent of the Sacred Heart
Listing Date: 7 November 1994
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1248948
English Heritage Legacy ID: 430777
ID on this website: 101248948
Location: Epsom, Epsom and Ewell, Surrey, KT18
County: Surrey
District: Epsom and Ewell
Electoral Ward/Division: Woodcote
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Epsom
Traditional County: Surrey
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Surrey
Church of England Parish: Epsom Common Christ Church
Church of England Diocese: Guildford
Tagged with: Icehouse
The following building shall be added;
DORKING ROAD
TQ 2060
(west side)
861-/30/10016 Ice-house at Convent of
the Sacred Heart
GV II
Ice house, probably c. 1700. Brick, set in earth mound at end of long canal. Spherical, cup and
dome shape, sixteen feet high at maximum and reached via narrow brick tunnel near its top. The
ice house formed part of The Elms estate, visited by Celia Fiennes, during her travels through
Surrey between 1708 and 1712, who described'two mounts cut smoothe, between is a canall,
these mounts are severall stepps up under which are ice houses...'
Sources:
Christopher Morris, ed. 'The Joumeys of Celia Fiennes', 1947 Sylvia P Beamon and Susan Roaf,
'The Ice Houses of Britain', 1990
Listing NGR: TQ2031660244
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