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 Area Please don’t hesitate to report it to the police.
Llanymynech Limeworks
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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 been a major influence and guiding light for all of […]
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 people who worked in the Kilns, trams, narrow boats and […]
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 Heritage Area, but it proved to be a bit too […]
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 possible for our visitors, but a few idiots seem determined […]
This is parasitic on the grass roots, so where it is abundant, the grass grows less vigorously.
By Tony Beardsell and Martyn Young The tramway track continues almost diagonally for 184ft across field 370 (The Gables), from the silver birch tree in field 380 to a point, the other side of the fence adjacent to the brick-built weighing machine house on the heritage site. This tramway is […]
By Tony Beardsell and Martyn Young Field 380 – Rock Cottage In 2000 a digger was observed lifting an inverted “T” rail from the area, so with permission to survey the area from the owner, we hoped to reveal some industrial archaeology in very good condition. Field 380 Finds Map […]
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 This is on British Waterways land (Now Canal And River Trust); dredged material was deposited here from the Middleton dock between the dock and tramway. The tally house by the dock and its tramway are still to be surveyed. At the end of the […]