Ice House at Benenden School, Benenden
Description: Ice House at Benenden School
Grade: II
Date Listed: 5 July 1993
English Heritage Building ID: 170126
OS Grid Reference: TQ8026634116
OS Grid Coordinates: 580266, 134116
Latitude/Longitude: 51.0780, 0.5721
Location: Lime Avenue, Benenden, Kent TN17 4AA
Locality: Benenden
Local Authority: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
County: Kent
Country: England
Postcode: TN17 4AA
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Listing Text
BENENDEN
TQ83SW CRANBROOK ROAD
1350-0/3/19 Ice House at Benenden School
GV II
Ice house. Early C19 restored in 1970s. Large beehive-shaped
chamber in English bond red brick with header bond at top. The
exterior has exposed brickwork to a height of about 5 feet.
The entrance was originally round-headed but has been replaced
with a C20 brick entrance with flat gabled tiled roof and
double wooden doors. This ice house was built for the original
Hemstead House which was demolished c.1859 when David Brandon
erected the present building.
Listing NGR: TQ8024633803
Source: English Heritage
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