Lime Kilns at Pretty Bench Quarry is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1988. Lime kiln.

Lime Kilns at Pretty Bench Quarry

WRENN ID
solemn-rafter-mist
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Devon
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 March 1988
Type
Lime kiln
Address
Lime Kilns at Pretty Bench Quarry, Whitnage Road, Sampford Peverell
OS grid reference
ST 034 148
Coordinates
50.92497, -3.37559
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lime kilns at Pretty Bench Quarry, built in the 19th century, are constructed from local sandstone conglomerate rubble. They feature a triple draw kiln with three draught tunnels facing south-west. Each tunnel has a low elliptical outer arch and a similar lower inner relieving arch. The draw pits are enclosed by rusted iron bars, and the front wall rises to the remains of a rubble parapet. The kiln pits have been infilled for safety reasons. At the south-east end, there is a lean-to storage room that is now missing its roof. The new road works at the back (north-west) are very close to the kiln and obscure that side, along with any evidence of a loading ramp. The kiln is reported to have been in operation as a lime kiln until around 1920.

Local climate

Lime Kilns at Pretty Bench Quarry receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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