Chimney, Knocknadona Quarry, Moneybroom Road, Lisburn, Co Antrim, BT28

This is a well-preserved, medium-sized brick industrial chimney, notable for its retention of full height and its rarity in a rural setting. Construction likely occurred between the 1920s and 1930s, appearing on a 1971 Ordnance Survey map but not on an earlier 1920 map. It is situated on the site of Knocknadona Quarry, just east of Moneybroom Road, with lime kilns to the south (listed separately as HB19/03/065A).

The chimney is a free-standing structure of red brick set in cement-rich mortar, displaying a square cross-section with a slight inward taper from base to top. The top is corbelled with three courses of brick and further embellished with two brick string courses, interspersed with blind segmental-headed recesses on each face. A minor loss of bricks is present on the northwest corner, but the overall condition is sound. A concrete-lined flue enters the chimney at its base on the south elevation.

Adjacent to the south are the derelict remains of former buildings, constructed of steel-framed mass concrete and concrete block, which may have been associated with a brick kiln. This area includes one building lined with fire bricks, reflecting the presence of clay deposits within the quarry. Further southeast are the ruinous remains of steel-framed rubble masonry stone hoppers and a small mass-concrete bridge. Historical records, including Valuation revision books, identify William Belshaw taking over the quarry around 1919, and it is likely he commissioned the chimney’s construction during the 1920s or 1930s. Operations ceased sometime in the later 20th century.