Ice House Knole
Brick structure standing to the west of the main house within Knole Park. It consists of a dome over an ice chamber which was accessed via a vaulted passage to the north-east. The purpose of the structure was to store ice which could be used in the preparation and storage of foodstuffs. Circumstantial evidence indicates the presence of an icehouse at Knole during the period 1677-1706, but the earliest known archival reference to such a structure is from 1720. Mid-18th century accounts refer to the maintenance and restocking of the ice house. The icehouse continued in use until the mid-1930s and the vaulted entrance passage was probably backfilled in the mid-20th century.
Heritage Records Online: https://heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/HBSMR/MonRecord.aspx?uid=MNA193716
Exterior: 2211 photos taken in Feb 2022.
Interior photos taken in May 2023.
Photography by David Fletcher (artfletch) with Sony a7R III and processed in Reality Capture.
Access and support provided by Nathalie Cohen and the Knole team.
Heritage Records Online: https://heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/HBSMR/MonRecord.aspx?uid=MNA193716
Exterior: 2211 photos taken in Feb 2022.
Interior photos taken in May 2023.
Photography by David Fletcher (artfletch) with Sony a7R III and processed in Reality Capture.
Access and support provided by Nathalie Cohen and the Knole team.