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Robin moved page Talk:Bowers Yard Lime Kilns Siding to Talk:Bower Yard Lime Kilns Siding: Rename as per discussion page
The Beddoes article mentions that lime working restarted in the mid-20s after mineral leases were obtained from Lord Forester. He concludes ''This took place until shortly before the war, when it appears the leases expired and were not renewed, the whole operation ceasing by about 1939.'' However the later date in the Lime Trail leaflet may well be correct based on subsequent research, so Iām happy not to update the article.--[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 16:01, 17 December 2015 (UTC)
:Yes, the sidings are visible at about the word "Bower" in the Vanns photo - it is in the distance, but the track is visible (above and to the right of the brickworks chimney), and there may be some wagons just about visible. I've copied a small area around the siding [http://i.imgur.com/ech65DG.png here], the white house visible to the right is fairly distinctive. :I have seen another reference to closing c. 1939, though it wasn't very certain (I think it was prefaced with the words "may have"). The fact it never appeared on any OS map that I've found certainly points to a short lifetime. --[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 20:34, 17 December 2015 (UTC) ::Thanks. I see the Vanns photo is on Britain from Above, plus another photo looking south.--[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 21:27, 17 December 2015 (UTC) :::Indeed it is - it shall be appearing here shortly! --[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 21:31, 17 December 2015 (UTC) ::: Speaking of aerial photos, we can now say the siding was gone by 1949. [http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/eaw024219?search=ironbridge&ref=44 This photo] from the same angle as the Vanns one shows the siding is gone. Perhaps of interest, [http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/eaw024222 this photo] looks down the side valley, and the limestone workings are clearly visible. --[[User:Danny252|Danny252]] ([[User talk:Danny252|talk]]) 22:13, 17 December 2015 (UTC) Note that the Severn Gorge Countryside Trust refer to ''Bower Yard Limekiln'' and the OS refer to Bower (Not to Bowers, or even Bower's) Yard.--[[User:Patrick Hearn|Patrick Hearn]] ([[User talk:Patrick Hearn|talk]]) 23:36, 15 July 2021 (UTC):May as well rename the page, most of the sources seem to agree it's Bower.--[[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 23:00, 16 July 2021 (UTC)