Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
22837
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
10/02/2000
Date of Amendment
10/02/2000
Name of Property
Vennaway lime kiln
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Swansea
Community
Pennard
Town
Swansea
Locality
Vennaway
Easting
256365
Northing
189465
Street Side
Location
Approximately 0.8km N of Pennard church and on N side of A4118 SW of Vennaway House.
Description
Broad Class
Industrial
Period
History
Built in the third quarter of the C19 and first shown on the 1877 Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
Lime kiln of battered rubble stone walls and tooled dressings, built into a bank to facilitate charging at the top of the kiln and drawing the lime from the bottom. The side walls and top are largely covered by vegetation. The draw arch on the S side facing the road is elliptical and defines a vaulted recess, at the back of which is a draw hole under an iron lintel. The recess has large sockets in the side walls. Behind, to the R, is an attached battered rubble stone revetment. The kiln chamber, visible from the top, is circular and stone-lined, with some stones missing on the rear side.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for its industrial archaeological interest as an especially well-preserved lime kiln adjacent to a former quarry, and representing a once important local industry.
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