Lime Kiln At Mousehold Court

TG 21 SW GILMAN ROAD 2/354 10.8.71 Lime Kiln at Mousehold Court (Formerly listed as Lime Kiln to rear of No. 221 Sprowston Rd.) - II Lime Kiln. Circa 1780 - 1820. Red brick and flint. The main workings of the kiln are below ground and were approached originally by a staircase down a shaft. Access is now via a C20 ladder down the other shaft formerly used for hauling up sacks of lime. The original stairs lead to a circular gallery with a base of flint and an arch of brick voussoirs skirting the base of the kiln. The bowl (approximately 5m diameter) into which the chalk and coal were poured from above has air and stoke holes at its base, together with the grilles through which the lime was removed. Once fired the kiln would burn for a year and would only require stoking. It was in use until 1968, and was the last working lime kiln in the City. It is reputed to be the last of such kilns to be worked in Britain. The machine used for grinding chalk on the surface has now disappeared but the shape of the kiln has been marked in the C20 landscaped courtyard and there is a trap door to the underground structure. Interior not inspected during the re-survey.

Listing NGR: TG2360710439