Limestone was brought to the wharf by tramway from the quarries at Caldon Low. Here it was burnt in these kilns to produce quicklime, or put directly onto canal barges for shipment to the potteries at Etruria.

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1. Black Lion Pub, Consall Forge – Cherryeye Bridge No. 53 loop from Froghall

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2. Black Lion Pub, Consall Forge – Cherryeye Bridge No. 53 loop from Ipstones

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3. Froghall Wharf Lime Kilns – Black Lion Pub, Consall Forge loop from RSPB Consall Wood

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Elevation 180 m

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Froghall Wharf Lime Kilns

1. Black Lion Pub, Consall Forge – Cherryeye Bridge No. 53 loop from Froghall

2. Black Lion Pub, Consall Forge – Cherryeye Bridge No. 53 loop from Ipstones

3. Froghall Wharf Lime Kilns – Black Lion Pub, Consall Forge loop from RSPB Consall Wood

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