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HER Number:MDV17561
Name:Lime Kilns by the Axminster to Chard Railway Line

Summary

Vis=-/7/1982(wills) a bank of four limekilns to the east of the quarry is still well preserved (pers comm). The kilns are lined along the axminster-chard railway line, and thus are probably of late 19th century date (griffith).

Location

Grid Reference:ST 310 004
Map Sheet:ST30SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishAll Saints
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCHARDSTOCK

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: ST30SW/26/1
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LIME KILN (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV133255.

Des=wills, g. L. /pers comm 1982/as above + on os map in pf.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV133256.

Des=carter, r. W.(chard history group)/appendix b - chardstock parish checklist/(april 1999)/in chardstock pf.

CARTER, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV47986.

Four lime kilns + pit shown on os 6" (1886) map and still visible. Faced se with no wings. Ngr given as st31000046 (carter).

Griffith, F. M., Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV677.

Vis=-/7/1982(wills) a bank of four limekilns to the east of the quarry is still well preserved (pers comm). The kilns are lined along the axminster-chard railway line, and thus are probably of late 19th century date (griffith).

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

'Limekiln' shown. Map object based on this source.

Torrance, J., 2010, Lime Kilns (Correspondence). SDV355663.

The bank of four lime kilns is overgrown, with only two visible.

Torrance, J., 2010, Overgrown Lime Kilns by the Axminster to Chard Railway Line (Ground Photograph). SDV355664.

Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.

Map object based on this source.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV133255Migrated Record:
SDV133256Migrated Record:
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV350786Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV355663Correspondence: Torrance, J.. 2010. Lime Kilns. Email. Digital.
SDV355664Ground Photograph: Torrance, J.. 2010. Overgrown Lime Kilns by the Axminster to Chard Railway Line. Digital.
SDV47986Migrated Record: CARTER.
SDV677Report - Survey: Griffith, F. M..

Associated Monuments

MDV119640Related to: Dorset Blue Lias Lime and Cement Works, All Saints (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jun 5 2020 11:29AM