Three shaft kilns for the calcination of limestone - Zabytek.pl
Address
Gogolin
Location
woj. opolskie, pow. krapkowicki, gm. Gogolin - miasto
Until today, there are fifteen lime kilns, including a double one, in the area of Gogolin. Limestone kilns are industrial monuments of undeniable beauty; also, as the relics of the old method of limestone calcination, they have a considerable scientific value.
History
A battery three lime kilns called “Dąbrowski” is the remnant of a large lime plant. It housed four shaft kilns arranged in a circle (demolished in 2003) and four ring ovens built in ca. 1890, demolished in the 1960s.
The kiln existing today were built in 1874 and remained operative until 1988. In 1888 they were purchased by Kaufsvereinigung GmBH and in the 1930s went to Ost und Mitteldeutsche Zement und Kalkindustrie. Werk Gogolin. During the upgrading in 1960, the brick chimneys were replaced by lower, sheet-steel structures; a new heat-resistant inner layer was installed, thus changing the shape of the shaft from barrel- to cylinder-like, and electric blowers were mounted to facilitate air circulation. In recent years, the kilns have been restored and their surroundings cleared and upgraded.
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Gogolin, shaft kiln battery, view from the south, condition as of 2014, fot. M. Burian -
Gogolin, passage between the kilns, condition as of 2014, fot. M. Burian
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Gogolin, shaft kiln battery, view of the round kiln from the south, condition as of 2014, fot. M. Burian
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Gogolin, kiln surroundings, Strzelecka Str. in the background, condition as of 2014, fot. M. Burian
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Gogolin, shaft kiln battery, hotel in the background, condition as of 2014, fot. M. Burian
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Gogolin, kilns viewed from the south-east, hotel and restaurant on the right, condition as of 2014, photo by M. Burian., fot. M. Burian
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Gogolin, detail of the hotel building in the vicinity of the kilns, condition as of 2014, fot. M. Burian
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Gogolin, steel footbridge between the round and hexagonal kiln, condition as of 2014, fot. M. Burian
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Gogolin, secured extraction hole at the kiln base, condition as of 2014, fot. M. Burian
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Gogolin, shaft kiln battery at the railway track, condition as of 2007, fot. K. Czartoryski
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Gogolin, shaft kilns before renovation, view towards the south-west, condition as of 2007, fot. K. Czartoryski
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Gogolin, footbridge between the crowns - before renovation, condition as of 2007, fot. K. Czartoryski
Description
The kilns are located not far from the centre of the town, about 170 m south of the railway crossing. Three stand-alone, single-chamber kilns are connected by steel footbridges at the level of the crowns. Two of them have a body in the form of an equilateral prism, slightly tapered at the top, and a hexagonal base. The third kiln has a shape of a truncated cone, supported by six evenly spaced buttresses.
The kilns are made of quarry limestone and braced with steel clamps. The crown is made of brick; inside, there is a heat-resistant layer of firebrick.
At the ground level, there are full-arched discharge holes for the unloading of lime after calcination. In the round kiln, there are also extra niches between them of the same shape. A network of narrow-gauge tracks coiled around the kilns collecting and transporting the material from the discharge holes.
The monument is available to visitors.
Compiled by Ewa Kalbarczyk-Klak, Regional Branch of the National Heritage Board of Poland in Opole, 10-12-2014.
Bibliography
- Czartoryski K., Szybowe piece wapiennicze w województwie opolskim, mps. OT NID w Opolu, 2007.
- Katalog Zabytków Sztuki w Polsce, t. VII, Województwo opolskie, z. 16: powiat krapkowicki, red. T. Chrzanowski i M. Kornecki, s.5.
Category: industrial architecture
Protection: Register of monuments, Monuments records
Inspire id: PL.1.9.ZIPOZ.NID_N_16_ZE.7134, PL.1.9.ZIPOZ.NID_E_16_ZE.1922
