Limekiln, 30 Metres South of Gods Bridge Cottage (Shown on Os Map As Rock Bridge Cottages) is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Limekiln.

Limekiln, 30 Metres South of Gods Bridge Cottage (Shown on Os Map As Rock Bridge Cottages)

WRENN ID
plain-wall-winter
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 June 1986
Type
Limekiln
OS grid reference
NY 956 125
Coordinates
54.50858, -2.06838
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a disused limekiln located 30 metres south of God's Bridge Cottage, which is marked as Rock Bridge Cottages on the Ordnance Survey map. The limekiln dates from the early 19th century and is constructed from squared rubble.

It features a large single kiln with a battered front and returns, which is partly built into the bankside. The kiln has a segmental-arched opening that slopes into a semi-domical back wall. There are two pots at ground level, each with small segmental-arched heads. The top of the structure is in a ruinous condition.

Local climate

Limekiln, 30 Metres South of Gods Bridge Cottage (Shown on Os Map As Rock Bridge Cottages) 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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