Pair of Lime Kilns Approximately 260 Metres North East of Church of St John, Church Hill Road is a Grade II listed building in the Plymouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 1989. Industrial.
Pair of Lime Kilns Approximately 260 Metres North East of Church of St John, Church Hill Road
- WRENN ID
- veiled-stronghold-wren
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Plymouth
- Constituency
- South West Devon MP: Rebecca Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 December 1989
- Type
- Industrial
- OS grid reference
- SX 497 528
- Coordinates
- 50.35598, -4.11345
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This pair of lime kilns, likely built in the early to mid-19th century, is located approximately 260 meters northeast of the Church of St John on Church Hill Road in Plymouth. Constructed from Plymouth limestone and slatestone rubble, the kilns are positioned back-to-back and built into the bank at the rear. Each kiln features a round-arched opening made of limestone, known as a swallow, which leads to a corbelled vault. The front wall of the kilns is bowed. These lime kilns are situated at the entrance to the Hooe Lake limestone quarry.
Local climate
Pair of Lime Kilns Approximately 260 Metres North East of Church of St John, Church Hill Road sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 77% 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 92% 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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