Description

CORNWORTHY
SX85NW DITTISHAM MILL CREEK
7/85 Limekiln Approximately 150
Metres South West of
Dinah's Side

II

Disused limekiln. Probably late C18 or early C19. Local stone rubble
including slate rubble.
The limekiln has a flat front and rounded corners; it is built into a band
at the rear for top loading. The walls are slightly battered. There is a
dripcourse at the front over the central swallow opening which has a
pointed arch with a long timber lintel at the apex. The swallow is
corbelled inside and at the back there is a square stoking hole with a
stone lintel. The kiln has been filled in from the top.
Attached to the right and left of the front there are low walls which are
probably the remains of a shelter for the lime.
This is one of two limekilns on the foreshore of this creek.
The other one is depicted in a water colour painting, dating 1792, by John
White Abbott (1763-1851) (qv) cottage store and limekiln immediately west
south west of Dinah's Side.

Listing NGR: SX8548655146

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26402159

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Recommended Books

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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)