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LIME KILN COTTAGE, STOKE HILL, STOKE ST. MARY |
| Situated on the Nags Head road and about a half mile from the inn, is Lime Kiln Cottage, Stoke Hill, the last house in the civil parish of Stoke St. Mary in the easterly direction, the defining boundary between Thornfalcon and Stoke St. Mary being a stream which runs adjacent to the cottage. | |
| To the left of Lime Kiln Cottage is the site of the
original two old
19th Century lime kilns. These kilns existed from the Middle Ages onwards and
they are considered to have been worked by George Small and Sons, until
the outbreak of Second World War. Tom Burt of Stoke St Mary was known to have operated the
lime-burners in the 1920's and 1930's and Tom is thought to be the last of such lime-burners.
Once the material for burning had been ignited the kiln had to be attended until the process was
complete. This process could last for long hours and needed continuous attention by the
lime-burner who often had to bed down nearby.
Lime would have been used for the building industry and also for fertiliser and the lime
generated in the kilns would have been taken by horse and
cart to Thornfalcon Railway Station by George Small and Sons who were Coal, Coke and Lime Merchants. See Listed Buildings TDBC |
 Now covered in undergrowth, the kiln entrances, side by side can still be discerned. Photograph by Alan Prime 2001 |
 The well crafted bricked arched roof and rear of each kiln is still in evidence. Photograph by Alan Prime 2001 |
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close to Lime Kiln Cottage, Stoke St. Mary. Photograph of a drawing by Thomas Goldsworthy Crump, 1868 The Mill stood on the borders of Thornfalcon and Stoke St Mary and was driven by the brook which formed the eastern boundary of the Great Manor of Taunton Deane.
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Remains of a 19th century Lime Kiln in Thurlbear Wood The kiln was supplied by Blue Lias quarries at the edge of the wood and was one of the many kilns which existed in the area from the Middle Ages onward.
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