Ayres Quay, Lime Kilns

HER Number:
1709

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Ayres Quay, Lime Kilns

Place:
Ayres Quay

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Kiln

Site Type: Specific:
Lime Kiln

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
The present structure has three stone-pointed arches, two brick-lined rounded arches and the remains of a third brick-lined round arch. There is a group of three semi-circular lime kilns by the riverside on the south bank. The complex probably dates from the 18th century.

Easting:
390

Northing:
576

Grid Reference:
NZ390576

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1709 >> Tyne and Wear Joint Conservation Team, 1975, Card Index of Industrial Sites Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Sites of interest in River Wear plan area