Icehouse In Rear Garden Of The Coachhouse, Old House Green

The icehouse, likely built in the early 19th century, is located in the rear garden of the Coachhouse at Old House Green. It features a red sandstone facing at the entrance, while the rest is constructed from red-brown brick, all set beneath an earth mound that forms the base of a later rock garden. The entrance displays a Gothick arch made from a pair of shaped stones, topped with a naive statue of a woman with her hands clasped over her stomach.

Inside, there is a flag-roofed stone passage measuring 2 meters long, which has a groove for a former door-frame at the inner end. This leads to a 2-meter long brick passage with a pointed vault. The circular ice chamber, approximately 2.2 meters in diameter, features a brick-domed roof with a circular opening at the top, which is closed with flags and covered with earth. Additionally, the icehouse functions as a grotto that overlooks a dumb-bell shaped pool.