Lime Kiln is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1981. Lime kiln.
Lime Kiln
- WRENN ID
- grim-finial-clover
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Norfolk
- Constituency
- South Norfolk MP: Ben Goldsborough (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 June 1981
- Type
- Lime kiln
- Address
- Lime Kiln, Furze Hill, Tharston and Hapton
- OS grid reference
- TM 193 956
- Coordinates
- 52.51417, 1.23136
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lime Kiln at Low Tharston is likely from the early to mid-19th century. It is constructed with brick and flint lining and set within an earth mound. The kiln features two entrances, one of which is partially blocked, with steps that have flint rubble retaining walls. These steps lead to brick archways that access underground chambers, which are brick-vaulted and have rubble walls below the spring of the arch. There are four chutes that lead to the brick-lined pot, which remains unfilled.
Local climate
Lime Kiln sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% 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 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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