Limekiln is a Grade II listed building in the North Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 May 1983. Limekiln.
Limekiln
- WRENN ID
- solemn-bailey-kestrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Somerset
- Constituency
- Weston-super-Mare MP: Dan Aldridge (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 May 1983
- Type
- Limekiln
- Address
- Limekiln, Weston-Super-Mare
- OS grid reference
- ST 231 605
- Coordinates
- 51.33887, -3.10507
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Limekiln on Steepholm Island is a standard limekiln built in the 1860s for construction work on the island. It is constructed from limestone rubble and features a large arched opening at the front, which includes a furnace stoking hole. Additionally, there is a large loading hole on the top.
Local climate
Limekiln sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,090 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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