Lime Kiln at Sx 434 523 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1987. Lime kiln.
Lime Kiln at Sx 434 523
- WRENN ID
- old-frieze-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall MP: Anna Gelderd (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 January 1987
- Type
- Lime kiln
- Address
- Lime Kiln at Sx 434 523, Millbrook
- OS grid reference
- SX 433 522
- Coordinates
- 50.34909, -4.20374
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The lime kiln, dating from the 18th century, is located at SX 434 523 in Millbrook. It features a cottage attached to its side, likely built in the early 19th century, which is now in ruins. The kiln is constructed from slatestone, with some sandstone, and includes granite quoins and lintels for the fire door openings. It has a rectangular shape, measuring approximately 30 feet square and standing about 15 feet high, and is built into a bank with walls that have a slight batter. This single kiln has access arches with semicircular heads on both the east and west sides, with the eastern arch featuring a sandstone keystone. The kiln is open at the top and has an inverted cone shape, tapering inwards, and lacks a firebrick lining. The attached cottage has a one-room plan, with part of it made from sandstone; the lower room is cut into the bedrock, while the upper room includes a fireplace. The cottage is currently roofless.
Local climate
Lime Kiln at Sx 434 523 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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