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A lime kiln erected at Dudley, West Midlands (formerly Worcestershire) in 1842 survives as part of the Black Country Living Museum which opened in 1976, although the kilns were last used during the 1920s. It is now among the last in a region which was dominated by coalmining and limestone mining for generations until the 1960s.
Lime Kiln Remains, Ipswich; Pipers Creek Lime Kilns; Raffan's Mill and Brick Bottle Kilns; There were a number of lime kilns at Wool Bay, South Australia. One kiln remains and was listed along with the jetty under the name of Wool Bay Lime Kiln & Jetty on the South Australian Heritage Register on 28 November 1985. There also are or were lime ...
House built in 1808, and 19th-century lime kiln. Peter Houghtaling Farm and Lime Kiln, West Coxsackie, New York, NRHP-listed; Powell–Trollinger Lime Kilns, at Catawba, Catawba County, North Carolina, NRHP-listed. Three lime kilns built about 1865, built into the side of a hill behind a solid stone wall, 20 to 30 feet high.
The Chatsworth Calera kiln was used for burning limestone in the making of lime for concrete, mortar, and whitewash, a step in the construction of bricks and tiles. The monument site now looks like a hole in the ground with walls of vitrified limestone and brick. The pit measures about fifteen feet deep and six and a half feet across.
The Cowell Lime Works is just one of many former lime-making sites scattered around north-western Santa Cruz County. Other sites featuring old lime kilns and quarries can be seen in the Fall Creek Unit of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Wilder Ranch State Park and Pogonip [6] (a Santa Cruz greenbelt area).
The original bank of six kilns was built between August 1856 and June 1858 at a cost of £3,460 19s 1d, and the first kiln was lit on 18 May 1857. By 1900 there were nine kilns, 50 feet high and capable of producing 20 tons of lime per day. After Penson's death the firm was continued by his widow in partnership with F G Southern.
The kilns are built from rubble stone and include the foundation outline of a watchman's hut. [1] The kilns are circular, with wall thickness ranging from 50 to 100 centimeters (20 to 39 inches). Each kiln has (or had) a circular hole at the top, approximately 2 meters (6.6 feet) across, and entrance holes at the base.
Lime kilns in the United States (69 P) Pages in category "Lime kilns" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent ...