Southwick, The Old Limekilns

HER Number:
2765

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Southwick, The Old Limekilns

Place:
Southwick

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 Old Limekilns, on Ballast Hill (HER ref. 2760) are marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan so were probably out of use by 1855. Lime had been made at the riverside since the 18th century, with Magnesian limestone hewn from nearby quarries and carried to the kilns on wagonways. Coal was brought by boat along the river and hauled up the bank to the mouths of the kilns. The last kilns worked here until the turn of the 20th century and their remains survived thereafter.

Easting:
3848

Northing:
5810

Grid Reference:
NZ38485810

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2765 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8 I. Ayris, The River Wear Trail Board Twelve - Southwick