Old Limekilns 450 Metres South East of Redstead is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. Pair of limekilns.
Old Limekilns 450 Metres South East of Redstead
- WRENN ID
- tired-stronghold-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Pair of limekilns
- OS grid reference
- NU 218 226
- Coordinates
- 55.49748, -1.65497
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Limekilns, located 450 metres south-east of Redstead, are a pair of limekilns dating from the early and later 19th century. They are constructed from squared whinstone and limestone rubble, featuring cut sandstone dressings, with brick eyes and lining in the square kiln pot. The main kiln is circular, with an added square kiln to the south-east, both served by the same charging ramp. The circular kiln has three semicircular drawing arches with raking buttresses in between; the central arch has an inserted lower segmental head made of rock-faced and margined voussoirs. The square kiln features segmental drawing arches and set-back raking buttresses at the corners, with all arches having small segmental-headed eyes. Both kilns have circular pots. The site is marked as Christonbank Lime Works on the 1865 Ordnance Survey map and is noted for being impressive and well preserved.
Local climate
Old Limekilns 450 Metres South East of Redstead receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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