Lime Kiln at Sx 934 556 is a Grade II listed building in the Torbay local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1993. Lime kiln.

Lime Kiln at Sx 934 556

WRENN ID
winding-rotunda-wind
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Torbay
Constituency
South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 October 1993
Type
Lime kiln
Address
Lime Kiln at Sx 934 556, Brixham
OS grid reference
SX 934 556
Coordinates
50.39071, -3.49976
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an early 19th-century lime kiln located at SX 934 556 in Brixham. It is constructed from slatestone rubble and has a rectangular plan. The kiln features a wedge-shaped opening with a segmental arch made of voussoirs leading into the kiln chamber. In front of the kiln, there are remains of a forehouse with high flanking walls that once supported a lean-to roof.

Local climate

Lime Kiln at Sx 934 556 receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% 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 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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