Limekiln 60 Metres South of God's Bridge Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1990. Limekiln.
Limekiln 60 Metres South of God's Bridge Cottage
- WRENN ID
- drifting-rampart-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 November 1990
- Type
- Limekiln
- OS grid reference
- NY 957 125
- Coordinates
- 54.50832, -2.06762
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This disused limekiln, located 60 metres south of God's Bridge Cottage, dates from the early 19th century and is constructed of squared rubble. It features a large single opening with battered front and sides, which is partly built into the hillside. The flat-topped opening leads into a curved back wall, and the structure has a ruinous top.
Local climate
Limekiln 60 Metres South of God's Bridge Cottage sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,070 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 59 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 38 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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