Finding out the location	very easy
Access	very easy
Safety	unsafe
Risk of being seen	very high
General condition of the place	bad
Traces of vandalism	many
Good place for taking pictures?	good
Did you see other people?	none or very few

Visit date    March 14 2021 at 13 hr
Visit duration    2 hours

The now abandoned Lime Works is part of a 16,500 acre estate which is privately owned. The earliest mention of the lime workings here dates back to 1715, when 2 kilns were in use. In 1833, William Marshall was killed by an earthquake in the chalk pit. According to the 1861 census, James Bennett, a tramp, was sleeping in a lime kiln here. Explosives were first used in the chalk quarry in the 1940s. Neighbours complained as the work was often carried out on Sundays. The explosions caused cracked ceilings and shattered windows! The works have changed hands numerous times and were leased to many companies. The last was the Dudman Group who operated on the site from 1993 until 1999 when the site was abandoned.

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