Lledwigan Lime Kilns
Double kiln and workshop
| Date | 26 January 2013 | ||
| Location | Lledwigan, Llangefni, Anglesey | SH 45977 73947; 53.24013°N, 4.30946°W | |
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Lledwigan limestone quarry is located just to the south of Llangefni. The quarry was part of the Bulkeley estate and two double kilns were built there from around the 1850s. A railway siding connected the quarry to the Anglesey Central Railway, which terminated at the port of Amlwch on the north coast of the island. By 1900 operations at the quarry had come to an end. Lledwigan Lime Kilns (Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales)
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Limestone quarry
Workshop
Kiln
Kiln
Kiln and workshop. The other double kiln is located approximately 700m to the southwest, adjacent to the A55 North Wales Expressway.
Overgrown – the disused Anglesey Central Railway close the quarry
I know nothing of the lime making process, but it always struck me as being odd how the kiln structures were always massive compared to the accessible bits, whatever they are called.
andy
February 2, 2013 at 3:06 pm
It is interesting that there was a maximum practical size for kilns and so most of them are of approximately the same dimensions. More about this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lime_kiln
Graham Stephen
February 2, 2013 at 7:47 pm
I’ve often noticed this from the motorway, but didn’t realise it was once rail connected. Thanks for these photos.
teigl
February 2, 2013 at 6:16 pm
Yes, I used to see these a lot as I worked in Llangefni for eight years. Only just got around to having a closer look though
Graham Stephen
February 2, 2013 at 7:48 pm