In 1908 a Mr W.E. Benton established a small lime manufacturing works at this foot of the Chiltern escarpment for the production of lump lime for agriculture and construction. This is the last remaining of five such flare-kilns used for lime burning that once produced up to 240 tons of lump lime per week until production ceased in 1938.

The dome of the kiln rises about 6 metres from a brick base and is a bottle or bee-hive shape and with a large semi-circular arch on the NW side within which is three stoking holes on SE side. It is now a Grade II listed building and apart from the deep water-filled quarries, is the only sign of a once large manufacturing area that was home to the production of lime and cement.
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