Remains of gypsum kiln at King's Mills, adjacent to south west end of The Cottages
Remains of gypsum kiln at King's Mills, adjacent to south west end of The Cottages, Park Lane
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1074159
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jan-1989
- Statutory Address:
- Remains of gypsum kiln at King's Mills, adjacent to south west end of The Cottages, Park Lane
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1074159
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jan-1989
- Statutory Address 1:
- Remains of gypsum kiln at King's Mills, adjacent to south west end of The Cottages, Park Lane
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Remains of gypsum kiln at King's Mills, adjacent to south west end of The Cottages, Park Lane
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- North West Leicestershire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Castle Donington
- National Grid Reference:
- SK4175927424
Details
SK 42 NW
2/99
CASTLE DONINGTON
PARK LANE
Remains of gypsum kiln at King's Mills, adjacent to south west end of The Cottages
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Remains of gypsum kiln. Early-mid C19, part demolished and now enclosed by later C19 walls, C20 roof and C20 garage door. Red brick wall with three fireholes tapering back into hillside to hidden flues that must run up cliff-face. Enclosed area in front of fireholes has cellar. Other walls are mostly of later C19 brick, the end adjacent to The Cottages with fragments of earlier dressed stone wall. This end also has C20 garage doors.
Listing NGR: SK41759 27424
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 358146
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Green, G H, Historical Account of the Ancient Kings Mills, (1962)
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