Harbury Lime Works

Description of this historic site

Harbury Lime Works which was in operation during the Imperial period is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. On the 1905 Ordnance Survey map it is called Greave's Works. It was located north of Bishops Itchington.

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Notes about this historic site

1 Harbury Lime Works is marked on the 6″ Ordnance Survey map of 1886. A quarry and two tramways are also marked on the map at the Limeworks.
2 On the 1905 25″ Ordnance Survey map it is known as Greaves’ Works (Blue Lias Lime and Cement).

For the sources of these notes, see the
Timetrail record
produced by the Historic Environment Record.

Locations

Bishops Itchington (72)

Harbury (114)

Subjects

Mining and Quarrying (552)

Trams and Trolly Buses (58)

Time periods

Industrial Age - 1751-1913 (7521)

Alternative reference number

MWA9285

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Lime was discovered when a big railway cutting was built. This gave birth to the lime industry in the area. A lot of the labourers engaged in building the railway went to work at the lime works.
Source: “Rural Romance. Quaint Tales of Warwickshire (Shakespeare’s Country)” by T B D Horniblow

By Gary Stocker (24/02/2022)

Harbury Lime Works

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