Listed Building record MDR3983 - Darlton Quarry Lime Kiln, Middleton Dale, Stoney Middleton

Darlton Quarry Lime Kiln, Middleton Dale, Stoney Middleton, of early 19th century date. 'Very large kiln mostly intact.' (1) 'All traces of the important lead mining sites in the vercinity have been destroyed due to quarrying. The 19th century limekiln is one of the few remainders of the Middleton Dale of Chantrey's well-known 1817 scene of lead-smelting and lime-burning.' (2) From the National Heritage List for England: 'SK 21 75 PARISH OF STONEY MIDDLETON MIDDLETON DALE 6/97 (South Side) Lime Kiln at Western Entrance to Darlton Quarry SK 216 758 II Limekiln. Early C19. Rubble limestone and timber. Large beehive-shaped limekiln, approximately 25 feet high, partly set back into the hillside. Circular in plan except for large projecting rubble buttresses to either side of drawing tunnel entrance. Between these, a large lintel supports upper stonework. Set back beneath the lintel, the arched tunnel entrance of rubble voussoirs. Above, the kiln tapes to the top. West side now collapsed near the top. Kiln has been filled in by rubble so lining not visible. Listed as rare survival of large, late C18 and early C19, complex of lime quarrying and burning along Middleton Dale. Listing NGR: SK2160575797.' (3)