cowdale lime

1. The History Lime quarrying has been common to this part of Derbyshire throughout the 19th Century. In 1891, fierce competition saw thirteen quarry owners consolidate their seventeen quarries under the collective umbrella of Buxton Lime Firms. Controlled by four directors, they disingenuously...

Introduction- First time report, long time lurker and general wanderer. Visited this explore with the mrs, while we drove an old VW T3 around the peaks for a walking/camping holiday. I’ve been sitting on these awful photos for a while, so sorry about the poor photography taking on a phone 6...

Introduction Another one from my Peak District exploring trip a few months back. Unfortunately, as I was short on time I only did the main Lime Kiln structure and the gatehouse/auxiliary buildings at the beginning of the track. There is a fair bit more to this site which can be seen in various...

I made a solo visit to this coming home from Scotland one weekend, I went back a while later with two friends. I know it's been visited a fair bit, but something quite nice about it. The main kiln area is quite an impressive structure to see. It reminds you of some giant concrete temple. It's...

1. The History Lime quarrying has been common in this part of Derbyshire ever since the 1800s. In 1891 fierce competition saw 13 quarry owners consolidate their 17 quarries into the Buxton Lime Firms. They were controlled by four directors who tried to create a monopoly by raising the price of...

1. The History Lime quarrying has been common in this part of Derbyshire ever since the 1800s. In 1891 fierce competition saw 13 quarry owners consolidate their 17 quarries into the Buxton Lime Firms. They were controlled by four directors who tried to create a monopoly by raising the price of...

The surrounding buildings definitely look very neo-egyptian and it almost makes the site look like its a themed area out of a closed theme park. There isn't that much other than the buildings and the kilns to see here, but still, a worthwhile explore. You can check out all my photos from this...