Monument record MDR3170 - Lime Kilns, Via Gellia, Bonsall
Type and Period (1)
- LIME KILN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
The site is shown as 'Limekiln' on a late 19th century OS map, but is shown as 'Old Limekilns' on an OS map at the end of the 19th century and an early 20th century OS map. (1, 2, 3)
Two half-buried draw tunnels are visible beside the B5012 Via Gellia. (4, 5)
A brick archway, measuring 1.2m by 0.6m, set into a wooded hillside within the roadside bank 1.2m above the pavement, was identified at SK 2768 5727, opposite the Via Gellia Colour Works, during survey in 2008. The archway is blocked with rubble/earth and appears to have caved in. (6)
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDR18789 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile). XXXIV-6.
- <2> SDR18790 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1896-1900. OS County Series, 2nd edition (1st revision), scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile). XXXIV-6, 1898.
- <3> SDR18867 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1937-38. OS County Series, Third Revision, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile). XXXIV-6.
- <4> SDR19102 Unpublished document: Hill, R (PPJPB). Peak Park Treasure. 9-JAN-1986; C243.
- <5> SDR13032 Unpublished document: Hill, R (PPJPB). 1986. Limekiln Survey 1985 and 1986. Photo.
- <6> SDR20660 Unpublished document: Jurecki, K (ARCUS). 2008. Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site Landscape Project: Cromford and Belper Survey Transects. Level 1 Survey.. C5/12.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 2769 5727 (44m by 29m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BONSALL, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- EDR3959
- EDR3830
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Record last edited
Dec 21 2018 9:27AM