Eight Lime Kilns at Fulwell Quarry Nz 3918 5955 is a Grade II listed building in the Sunderland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 June 1988. Lime kilns.

Eight Lime Kilns at Fulwell Quarry Nz 3918 5955

WRENN ID
sleeping-pavement-moth
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Sunderland Central MP: Lewis Atkinson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 June 1988
Type
Lime kilns
Address
Eight Lime Kilns at Fulwell Quarry Nz 3918 5955, Newcastle Road
OS grid reference
NZ 391 595
Coordinates
54.92935, -1.39013
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Eight lime kilns located at Fulwell Quarry date from the 18th and 19th centuries and were built for Sir Hedworth Williamson. They are constructed from coursed limestone rubble, featuring rubble and brick dressings. There are eight kilns in total, with the central four being irregularly spaced and roughly aligned. Three kilns are arranged in a canted block that projects from the left side of this group, while one kiln is set back in a wall on the right. The two oldest kilns, located at the right of the central group, have stone arches, while the remaining kilns have brick dressings. A 20th-century garage showroom obscures the two oldest kilns and a section of plain retaining wall to their left.

Local climate

Eight Lime Kilns at Fulwell Quarry Nz 3918 5955 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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