The Story

I can see the Shilling­stone quar­ry from my kitchen win­dow and often paint­ed the view. I had nev­er explored the area up close until I began this project about ‘place’.

I was pass­ing the road by the quar­ry when a gate opened and I was kind­ly invit­ed in to view the old lime kilns first hand. I had­n’t known they exist­ed; I was fas­ci­nat­ed and it led me to research fur­ther the work­ings of these kilns, which were closed in 1920.