Limekiln Immediately to South West of Bankspring Former Brewery is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 July 1989. Industrial.

Limekiln Immediately to South West of Bankspring Former Brewery

WRENN ID
tired-garret-torch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Barrow and Furness MP: Michelle Scrogham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 July 1989
Type
Industrial
Address
Limekiln Immediately to South West of Bankspring Former Brewery, A 5093, Whicham, Copeland
OS grid reference
SD 138 812
Coordinates
54.21976, -3.3228
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This limekiln, located immediately to the south-west of the former Bankspring Brewery, dates from the 19th century. It is constructed from stone rubble and is built into the slope of the ground. The structure features two segmental arched fire holes. At the top, there is a later round structure that serves as a charge hole.

Local climate

Limekiln Immediately to South West of Bankspring Former Brewery sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,580 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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