A volunteer at a popular tourist venue, the Llanymynech Limeworks, has called to an end of vandalism at the site, reports The Oswestry and Border Counties Advertizer.
image: Colin Lea / Llanymynech Hoffmann Lime kiln Wikimedia Commons
… damage to the buildings started around May 2019…
The Oswestry and Border Counties Advertizer writes:
…The Llanymynech Limeworks is an ancient monument and Local Nature Reserve owned by Shropshire Council near the England/Wales border and has been the focus of anti-social behaviour going back a number of years.
Bob Cotter, a volunteer at the Limeworks, says he has begun to record a timeline of damage face by the Grade II-listed buildings, including the famous Hoffman Kiln.
He said: “In 2005 we received a £900,000 Lottery grant to refurbish the buildings and general area as we have Grade II-listed buildings with the Hoffmann Kiln and associated chimney and two draw kilns.
“The refurbished Stables Block is available for hire…
“The area consists of paths through woodland and fields…
According to his timeline, Bob says damage to the buildings started around May 2019 with the theft of a wooden gate, all the way up to last week when a leaflet holder in the car park was smashed.
Other offences, according to Bob, include bricks smashed out of the Hoffman Kiln, stable windows smashed, fires lit….
