2011

TM1995 : The old lime kiln on Furze Hill, Tharston

taken 13 years ago, near to Tasburgh, Norfolk, England

The old lime kiln on Furze Hill, Tharston
The old lime kiln on Furze Hill, Tharston
The kiln was built by Sir Robert Harvey > Link - Link who owned most of Tharston, and also built a brick making factory in the village. This information was kindly provided by Peter Hubbard of the Tharston History Society. For more information about their work and about the kiln go to: LinkExternal link. A narrow gauge tramway linked the kiln with a chalk pit > Link adjacent in the south-east.

Most of the limestone was extracted by means of underground workings, with lime kilns commonly set up on the old quarry floors. But not this one. This grade II listed lime kiln is situated on the edge of the site of a former chalk quarry on Furze Hill. It is believed to date from the early to mid 19th century and was built from flint-lined brick within an earth mound. The drawhole > Link is filled with debris, with the subsiding sandy soil cascading downwards and out of the four chutes at the bottom of the kiln's brick-vaulted chamber. The steps leading down to the two entrances, one of which is partially blocked, are covered with a layer of earth and dead leaves.

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Category: Lime kilns
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Chalk Quarry on Furze Hill [21] · Grade II Listed Lime Kiln is Situated [8] Title Clusters: · The old lime kiln on Furze Hill, Tharston [7] ·
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TM1995, 56 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Evelyn Simak   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 12 March, 2011   (more nearby)
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Saturday, 12 March, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TM 1944 9558 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:30.8344N 1:13.9534E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TM 1946 9557
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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