Lime Kiln to West of Beach Access is a Grade II listed building in the Torridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1989. A C19 Lime kiln.
Lime Kiln to West of Beach Access
- WRENN ID
- small-quartz-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torridge
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 June 1989
- Type
- Lime kiln
- Address
- Lime Kiln to West of Beach Access, Woolfardisworthy
- OS grid reference
- SS 353 236
- Coordinates
- 50.98894, -4.34707
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The lime kiln located to the west of the beach access at Woolfardisworthy, Bucks Mills, is a double lime kiln dating from the 19th century. It is constructed from rubble and features two kilns, each with a roughly cylindrical front that is connected by a flat segmental pointed arch, which is now blocked. There is also a second similar arch to the right that remains open, showcasing an inner rough stone vault and a flat arch leading to the hearth. The kilns are built into the cliff face and have a flat upper surface, which is partially occupied by an unsuitable 20th-century structure. The entire structure is set on a stone sett platform supported by a retaining wall that rises from the back of the beach. Additionally, another kiln is situated to the east of the beach access, and both kilns are significant physical remnants that reflect the historical lime production activity along this stretch of the north Devon coast.
Local climate
Lime Kiln to West of Beach Access sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% 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 0.3°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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