Latitude: 51.249 / 51°14'56"N
Longitude: -0.2714 / 0°16'16"W
OS Eastings: 520742
OS Northings: 151402
OS Grid: TQ207514
Mapcode National: GBR HGD.Q5R
Mapcode Global: VHGS2.7VWW
Plus Code: 9C3X6PXH+JF
Entry Name: Hoffman Kiln at Betchworth Pits TQ20755140
Listing Date: 21 January 1986
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1028781
English Heritage Legacy ID: 290127
ID on this website: 101028781
Location: Box Hill, Mole Valley, Surrey, RH3
County: Surrey
District: Mole Valley
Civil Parish: Betchworth
Traditional County: Surrey
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Surrey
Church of England Parish: Betchworth St Michael
Church of England Diocese: Southwark
Tagged with: Kiln
BETCHWORTH C.P. STATION ROAD TQ 25SW 4/18 "Hoffman" Kiln at 21/1/86 Betchworth Pits. TQ20755140 GV II
Hoffman kiln. Built c.1867 by the Brockham Brick Company in connection with its lime quarrying activities. Brown brick tower approximately 110 feet high. Rectangular plan, tapering towards the top with iron bands to bind the topmost courses of brick. Arched entrance to the southern side almost obscured by foliage, the former oven now filled with debris. Part of a good group of industrial buildings, the kiln was last used in 1901.
SURREY HISTORY I 3 (1975) "Stone Mining in East Surrey" by P. W. Sowan pp83-94. Records for the Brockham Brick Company can be found at Surrey County Record Office.
Listing NGR: TQ2074251401
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