Lime Kiln (Ordnance Survey Reference Sk988138) is a Grade II listed building in the Rutland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 December 1990. Kiln.
Lime Kiln (Ordnance Survey Reference Sk988138)
- WRENN ID
- ragged-brass-bramble
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rutland
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 December 1990
- Type
- Kiln
- Address
- Lime Kiln (Ordnance Survey Reference Sk988138), Pickworth
- OS grid reference
- SK 989 138
- Coordinates
- 52.71313, -0.53716
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lime Kiln, dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century, is constructed from limestone rubble and is circular in shape. It is built into a bank inside a quarry and features a semi-circular opening at the front, which is corbelled up to a large timber lintel. There is a stoking hole located at the back of this opening.
Historically, the poet John Clare is said to have worked as a limeburner at this site in 1817. He earned 9 shillings a week and managed to save enough money to purchase a book for writing his poems, although he was eventually dismissed by his employer for spending time "scribbling."
Local climate
Lime Kiln (Ordnance Survey Reference Sk988138) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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