Monument record DRK 014 - Home Farm; Drinkstone Park

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Summary

`Ice well located at Home Farm when heifer fell in (1958).

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 9499 6104 (50m by 50m)
Map sheet TL96SW
Civil Parish DRINKSTONE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

`Ice well located at Home Farm when heifer fell in (1958). 18 feet deep. Provided Drinkstone Hall with ice. Last used circa 1900' (S1). See DRK 001 for Drinkstone Hall, although if same as ice-house at cited NGR, probably actually served Drinkstone Park (DRK 010) the grounds of which it is within. Marked on 1958 1:10560 map.
December 1999: Brick, said to be in very poor condition (top only?, described as circa 2m being shored up by timber to prevent collapse across)(S2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Bibliographic reference: Goult. W. 1990. A Survey of Suffolk Parish History: W Suffolk,.
  • <S2> Bibliographic reference: Miscellaneous Bibliographic reference. ADAS, Sherwood Anne, December 1999.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 11 1994 12:00AM

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