Information for record number MWA6824:
Site of Lime Kilns at Kings Newnham Lime Works

Summary The site of lime kilns which were used to make lime during the Imperial period. They are marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. The lime kilns were part of the lime works that was situated 1km west of King's Newnham.
What Is It?  
Type: Lime Kiln, Kiln
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Kings Newnham
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 45 77
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Lime kilns at Kings Newnham lime works marked on 1886 map.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 2500 1923
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1923
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Glossary

 
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Description  
period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument KILN * A furnace or oven for burning, baking or drying. Use specific type where known. back
monument LIME KILN * A kiln in which lime is made by calcining limestone or in some areas chalk. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument LIME WORKS * A site where lime (calcium carbonate) is made. back

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