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Oldknow's limekilns is a set of industrial lime production structures located on Strines Road in Cheshire, England. The kilns date to the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century and represent the expansion of lime-burning as a commercial industry during the Industrial Revolution. The site comprises the physical remains of kilns used to calcine limestone into quicklime, a material essential for agricultural improvement, building mortar, and other industrial processes of the period. The structures constitute an important archaeological record of the regional extractive industries that supported England's industrial development.
Oldknow's limekilns, Strines Road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001955. View the official record →
Oldknow's limekilns is a set of industrial lime production structures located on Strines Road in Cheshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001955.
Oldknow's limekilns, Strines Road is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1001955.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Western bowl barrow at Knights Low (6.8 km), Eastern bowl barrow at Knights Low (6.9 km), The Bow Stones Anglian cross shafts (7.2 km).
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