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Llanymynech Limeworks
A Heritage Area and Local Nature Reserve
Llanymynech Limeworks
A Heritage Area and Local Nature Reserve
Category Llanymynech Limeworks
The Llanymynech Limeworks is a scheduled monument with 3 Grade II listed buildings; the Hoffmann Kiln; Hoffmann Chimney and the Draw Kilns. The quarry area is a designated Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
Replacing The Boardwalk at Black Bridge
Making the Limeworks a Safer Place for our Visitors If you have been walking in the Limeworks recently, some of you may have noticed that we no longer have a boardwalk at Black Bridge. The boardwalk at Black Bridge was…
Llanymynech Limeworks – Heritage Open Day 2022
Our open day this year featured guided walks around the heritage area, an art exhibiton using lime putty by Gemma Hughes, folk singers and refreshments provided by the Village Pantry In the Stables Block visitors were able to view the…
Visit of Shropshire North MP Helen Morgan
On Saturday 27th August 2022 Helen Morgan, Member of Parliament for Shropshire North, visited the Llanymynech Limeworks and the Wharf Visitor Centre. Together with Helen’s Constituency Support Officer, Alex Wagner, they toured the Limeworks, visiting the Stables Block where they…
CCTV Cameras Now Installed
The ongoing vandalism at the Heritage Area has forced us to take the decision to deter those people who are ruining our unique site by installing cameras to identify those involved. If you see anyone causing damaging to our Heritage…
LLIMEYS CHAIR PERSON TO STAND DOWN
Joan Zorn, one of the stalwarts of the LLIMEYS has said that she will stand down from the position of Chair of the LLIMEYS at the 2022 AGM! This will be a sad day for the LLIMEYS’ because Joan has…
New Panels in the Heritage Area
All around the Heritage Area there are information panels which help our visitors to understand how the Limeworks functioned during its working life. These panels help to bring to life the various aspects that went into making quicklime and the…
New Benches in the Heritage Area
In 2020 an ash tree near the B483 had to be felled because it was overhanging power lines and was a potential danger to traffic. We initially put the large trunk up for sale to earn some cash for the…
Vandals strike again at the Llanymynech Heritage Area
It is a sad fact that vandalism has been an issue at the Llanymynech Limeworks for some time. The team of volunteers give up their own time to ensure that the area is kept in as good a condition as…
Flora to look out for – June
This is parasitic on the grass roots, so where it is abundant, the grass grows less vigorously.