Out & About …

… on the North York Moors, or wherever I happen to be.

Tag: limekiln

  • Langcliffe Quarry and its Hoffman Kiln

    Langcliffe Quarry and its Hoffman Kiln

    Langcliffe Quarry was once a place of serious industry, producing lime from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. The remains of three types of kiln still stand here: the Triple Draw, the Hoffmann, and the Spencer. Together, they tell the story of how lime production lurched from the pre-industrial age into the modern world,…

  • An explore of the old lime kilns above Cobble Hall in Commondale

    An explore of the old lime kilns above Cobble Hall in Commondale

    I was actually a little disappointed. The pair of entrances were obscured by a large hawthorn bush and protected by vicious nettles. So I settled for a general view of the quarry above the kilns overlooking lower Commondale. The kilns operated from 1817 to 1838 by Otley & Lightbody and exploited “a localised bed of…