A large nineteenth century range of industrial kilns, basically of two types. Seven complete and one semi-complete kilns are housed within a massive stone battery, having a total of 15 draw arches, each arch having 2 or 3 eyes. To the south of the range stand two detached circular sectioned brick built kilns wrapped about with iron bands. In front of the kilns stands the remains of a brick and concrete loading platform dating from the 1950s from which the lime was loaded into trucks on the railway which ran below.
Limestone came from Marsden Quarries to the west of the site, coal from Whitburn Colliery (1874 - 1968). The kilns are probably of similar dates. Lime was taken away on the adjacent railway built in the 1870s by the Harton Coal Co., and extensively rebuilt in 1926.
Both the kilns and the colliery closed in the 1960s but stone is still worked in the nearby quarry.
Historic England had previously listed the kilns on its "at risk" register, but their future was secured due to work by the council between 2014 and 2016.
Scheduled Monument. Source: Sitelines
19th June 2024
More Information:
- Co-Curate - Marsden Lime Kilns
- Northern Echo - Work starts to save endangered lime kilns at Marsden Quarry
- BBC - Marsden lime kiln demolition 'would be very unusual'
- BBC - The limekilns and the Marsden Rattler
- Historic England - Marsden Lime Kilns
See my other photos around South Tyneside:
- Jarrow - The Monastery and church of Saint Paul
- Souter Lighthouse
- South Shields Seafront
- South Shields Town Centre
- South Shields - River Tyne
- South Shields - Herd Groyne Lighthouse
- Shields Ferry
- South Shields - Mill Dam Conservation Area
- South Shields - Ocean Beach Pleasure Park
- South Shields - Old Town Hall
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