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Kepwick Lime Kilns
Key Words :- lime kilns
Viewing the Site :- No public access, on private land
Address :- A19, Kepwick, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 4BW
Grid Ref :- SE 43699 90313
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.306557 , Long -1.329918
Local Authority :- Hambleton District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Scheduled Ancient Monument SAM
Historic England List No - 1021190,
Site Condition :- Site derelict - some buildings remaining
Description and History of Site:-
On the 31st July 1973 Hatcher noted:- Lime brought on track from quarries other side of Kepwick village. Wagons emptied into hole at top of kilns. 3 semi-circular openings central one largest. Immense masonry. Sited near stream. Water used? Single storey range of stables blacksmith's shop etc.Kepwick Lime Kilns. Built in the early 1830s worked till 1893. A massive masonry structure originally contained four kilns; now, three semi-circular opening survive, the central one being the largest. Limestone brought on 5 km horse drawn tramway with a self-acting inclined plane from quarries on the hill above Kepwick village.
The wagonway appears to have been worked as a self-acting incline with a single track on the lower gradient and a double track with three rails on the steeper gradient.
Further Reading and References:-
Morley, M C, The Kepwick Railway, Industrial Railway Record No. 98, Feb 1984.
YAS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972.
Hatcher J, The Industrial Architecture of Yorkshire, Phillimore, 1985
Atkinson F, Industrial Archaeology of North East England, Volume 2 The Sites,1974
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Grid Ref :- SE 43699 90313
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.306557 , Long -1.329918
Local Authority :- Hambleton District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Scheduled Ancient Monument SAM
Historic England List No - 1021190,
Site Condition :- Site derelict - some buildings remaining
On the 31st July 1973 Hatcher noted:- Lime brought on track from quarries other side of Kepwick village. Wagons emptied into hole at top of kilns. 3 semi-circular openings central one largest. Immense masonry. Sited near stream. Water used? Single storey range of stables blacksmith's shop etc.Kepwick Lime Kilns. Built in the early 1830s worked till 1893. A massive masonry structure originally contained four kilns; now, three semi-circular opening survive, the central one being the largest. Limestone brought on 5 km horse drawn tramway with a self-acting inclined plane from quarries on the hill above Kepwick village.
The wagonway appears to have been worked as a self-acting incline with a single track on the lower gradient and a double track with three rails on the steeper gradient.
Morley, M C, The Kepwick Railway, Industrial Railway Record No. 98, Feb 1984.
YAS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972.
Hatcher J, The Industrial Architecture of Yorkshire, Phillimore, 1985
Atkinson F, Industrial Archaeology of North East England, Volume 2 The Sites,1974
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