Ford Lime Kilns

HER Number

1730

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Ford Lime Kilns

Place

Pallion

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

Class

Industrial

Site Type: Broad

Chemical Industry Site

Site Type: Specific

Lime Kiln

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

The kiln has two pots with two eyes to each pot, the centre two being accessible through the same arch. It is located on the water's edge.

Easting

436390

Northing

557716

Grid Reference

NZ436390557716

Sources

<< HER 1730 >> Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Sites of interest in River Wear plan area