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Description: | THERE IS AN ICEHOUSE IN ASGOUGHFEE GARDENS. {1}
ENTRY IS GAINED THROUGH AN UPWARD SLOPING, STEPPED PASSAGE, WHICH PASSES THROUGH TWO PAIRS OF OAK DOORS, 1.8M APART. THE CHAMBER IS A BRICK BUILT, STRAIGHT-SIDED, DOMED STRUCTURE, ABOUT 2.6M IN DIAMETER, WITH A DEPTH OF 6M FROM THE BASE TO THE DOME. THE WALLS CONTAIN A CAVITY OF ABOUT 0.6M. THE FLOOR IS MADE OF DOUBLE OAK PLANKS SET ON BICK PIERS AND HAS A SMALL CENTRAL SOAKAWAY. IT IS RAISED SLIGHTLY ABOVE GROUND WATER LEVEL TO AVOID THE FLOODING THAT OCCURS REGULARLY IN THE FENS. THE STEEP EMBANKMENT OVER THE STRUCTURE HAS SEVERAL SMALL WALLS TO RETAIN THE EARTH COVER. SOME OF THESE FEATURES RARELY SURVIVE, AND SO THIS ICE-HOUSE IS VERY IMPORTANT. {3} | Subjects: | General Archaeology | Temporal: | 1540 - 1900 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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