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| HER Number: | MDV53007 |
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| Name: | Limekilns below Bench House, Blackball Lane, Brixham |
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Summary
Two limekilns which formerly served quarries nearby.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 923 566 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX95NW |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Civil Parish | Brixham |
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| District | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIXHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LIME KILN (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.
Two limekilns which served the Old Quarries (pre-1862) north of Oxen Cove.
Ordnance Survey, 1855-1895, First Edition 1:500 Town Map (Cartographic). SDV338879.
The two limekilns are not shown. However, the old quarry is marked with another limekiln to the east, adjacent to a tunnel and tramway by the Torbay Paint Works.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
The two limekilns are depicted
Horner, B., 1994, Limekilns (Ground Photograph). SDV317709.
A pair of limekilns, their mouths at right angles to each other beside the entrance to Quarry Car Park.
Unattributed, 2012, Bench House - The Kiln (Ground Photograph). SDV365744.
Photos of an excavation of one of the kilns at Bench House, including details of the charging bowl.
Google, 2023, Google Streetview (Website). SDV365229.
The two limekilns are still extant below Bench House.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Bench House now stands above and between the two limekilns. The limekilns are not marked.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV317709 | Ground Photograph: Horner, B.. 1994. Limekilns. Historic Environment Record Photo Collection. Slide. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV338879 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1855-1895. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV361984 | SMR record: Torbay HER record. |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV365229 | Website: Google. 2023. Google Streetview. http://maps.google.co.uk. Website. |
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| SDV365744 | Ground Photograph: Unattributed. 2012. Bench House - The Kiln. Photograph (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134408 | Related to: Limekiln off Blackball Lane, Brixham (Monument) |
| MDV45330 | Related to: Quarry, north of Stiddicombe Creek. (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 25 2023 7:18PM |
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