Ayres Quay, Lime Kilns
Ayres Quay, Lime Kilns
HER Number
1709
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Ayres Quay, Lime Kilns
Place
Ayres Quay
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Chemical Industry Site
Site Type: Specific
Lime Kiln
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
The present structure has three stone-pointed arches, two brick-lined rounded arches and the remains of a third brick-lined round arch. There is a group of three semi-circular lime kilns by the riverside on the south bank. The complex probably dates from the 18th century.
Easting
439000
Northing
557600
Grid Reference
NZ439000557600
Sources
<< HER 1709 >> Tyne and Wear Joint Conservation Team, 1975, Card Index of Industrial Sites
Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Sites of interest in River Wear plan area
Tyne and Wear Industrial Monuments Trust, 1978, Sites of interest in River Wear plan area