Pair of Limekilns About 370 Metres South East of Bow Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1993. Limekiln.

Pair of Limekilns About 370 Metres South East of Bow Bridge

WRENN ID
gentle-cloister-candle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Hams
Constituency
South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 April 1993
Type
Limekiln
OS grid reference
SX 814 563
Coordinates
50.39462, -3.66864
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a pair of adjoining limekilns, likely built in the 18th century or early 19th century. They are constructed from local limestone and some slate rubble. The limekilns are set into the bank for top loading, with the right-hand kiln possibly being a slightly later addition. The left-hand kiln features a bowed front, and both kilns have corbelled swallows, which are semi-circular openings on the inside with stoking holes at the back. The front of the kilns is overgrown with ivy. They are located on the roadside just southeast of the quarry near the head of Bow Creek. Notably, these limekilns were reportedly used again during the Second World War after being out of use for a long time.

Local climate

Pair of Limekilns About 370 Metres South East of Bow Bridge receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% 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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