Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Old Lime Kiln
Alway, Newport, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 18 October 2005
- Locality
- Ladyhill Road
- Town
- Newport
- Community
- Alway
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.58733, -2.94604
- Cadw reference
- 85290
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Set back from road near junction with Penkin Hill. Set into slope of ground.
History
Probably early C19. Already described as 'Old Limekiln' on OS map of 1881.
Exterior
Limekiln of coursed squared stone; rounded front corners. Two openings each with 3-centred arch and voussoirs. Linings and rear in lower courses of stone.
Reason for designation
Good surviving example of C19 limekiln, and one of few surviving pre C20 structures in the community.
Nearby in the register
- Former Police Telephone BoxCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- St Julian's Wood CampHillfortunder 1 mi
- Church House & The FriarsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Monument of Willmett and Darvel in the Churchyard of the Church of the Holy TrinityCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.