Key Words :- lime kilns

Viewing the Site :- No access. Can be viewed from the public road

Address :- A18/B1211, Melton Ross, Brigg, Lincolnshire, DN39 6YD
Grid Ref :- TA 08502 11445
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.588369 , Long -0.362316
Local Authority :- North Lincolnshire District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Lincolnshire - Lindsey
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1851 - current

Description and History of Site:-
Founded in Manchester in 1815, by Wm Singleton Birch, a minerals merchant, the Melton Ross quarry was opened in1851 shortly after the opening of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway.

The first lime kiln a shaft kiln was commissioned in 1960.

The site is now one of the largest lime manufacturing plants in the UK, operating 4 high-capacity Maerz kilns, three installed in 1980 and a fourth in 1996.

Further Reading and References:-
https://www.singletonbirch.co.uk
https://birchchemicals.co.uk/our-history/

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