What Does It Mean For Us To Be A Local Nature Reserve? Shropshire Council, together with Natural England and the LLIMEYS has declared the Heritage Area as a LOCAL NATURE RESERVE (LNR). The Council issued a press release on 28 September in the Oswestry & Border Counties Advertiser. As […]
Lime Kilns
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Shropshire Wildlife Trust 193 Abbey Foregate Shrewsbury Shropshire SY2 6AH Tel: 01743 284280 Email: enquiries@shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk Web: www.shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk Llanymynech Hill Nature Reserve For many years Llanymynech rocks was an active quarry producing lime which was used to increase fertility on farmland. When quarrying ceased, the quarry floor and spoil heaps were […]
Cecil Corfield Interview at Home Listen to Cecil Corfield as he recalls his time working at the Llanymynech Limeworks. The interview was carried out by Kerry Knapper, then Head teacher at Llanymynech Primary School, in 1979. A transcript of the interview can be found HERE Harvey Kynaston The study below […]
By Tony Beardsell and Martyn Young A large area from the stable block to the eastern extremity where the Cambrian Railway enters the site. This area contains the main East / West Cambrian railway through the site, a loop linking the Savin and Hoffmann and Cupola kilns and storage shed […]
By Tony Beardsell and Martyn Young This is a large area with four tramways of 2ft gauge and a main line at the top of the site. There are two tramways on embankments, one for the Savin kilns, one for main line rock transfer, a third for the Hoffmann with […]
Tramway Survey – Introduction By Tony Beardsell and Martyn Young Some years ago (1993) when doing a sugar beet aerial survey in Shropshire, we took a look down on the chimney and kiln at Llanymynech and faint tramway tracks could be seen in a field. Several years later, retired and […]
Introduction The information below is taken from a CLWYD-POWYS ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST (CPAT) archaeological report written in connection with proposals for the Llanymynech Heritage Area Development Project. It is an extensive report detailing the site, it’s historical past and status (then, 2004) of the site. The report number is CPAT 618 and […]