Lime working remains (Dudley (Town of))

 place with historical importance, archaeological site, limestone quarry, invisible, scheduled ancient monument

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The lime working remains in Dudley include a well-preserved limestone quarrying landscape with evidence of both surface and underground working with associated canals, lime kilns and other structures dating from the late medieval period throughout the Industrial Revolution until the modern era. Excavation has demonstrated the survival of several phases of features within the caverns, including the survival of wood and iron implements, the fixtures and fittings associated with railway and canal transportation, as well as evidence of shot holes and tool marks preserved on the cavern faces. Together these provide evidence for the history and technological development of lime working from its earliest days until the modern period, demonstrating developments in tools, extraction methods and transportation. Survival of excellent documentary and cartographic sources combined with physical archaeological remains illustrates the economic importance of the lime industry in Dudley, including details of the working conditions endured by the workforce over a considerable period of time.

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