Lime Oven, Reijgerslaan, Katwijk, Netherlands
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member naj16
N 52° 12.175 E 004° 25.392
31U E 597258 N 5784562
This oven was built in 1934 and is the last remaining existing lime oven of Zuid-Holland.
Waymark Code: WMGPAJ
Location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 03/27/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Sprinterman
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Here shell limestone was made by the N.V. Kalkoven until 1971. The history of the limestone industry dates back to the 13th century. Limestone was an important ingredient for masonry and plaster.
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