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Bowers Yard Lime Kilns were located approximately &frac14; mile upriver from [[Ironbridge and Broseley]] station, between that station and [[Buildwas]]. The kilns processed limestone into lime, rock having been quarried from the steep sided Ironbridge gorge at Benthall Edge. The quarries were busy in the 18th and 19th century, providing flux for use in the iron industry around Ironbridge and Coalbrookdale,<ref name="SevernGorge">[http://www.severngorge.org.uk/things-to-do/places-to-visit/benthall-edge-lime-kilns/ Bower Yard Lime Kilns], Severn Gorge Countryside Trust, accessed 7/12/2015</ref> but fell into disuse during the 1870s,<ref>[http://www.cbsconservation.co.uk/projects/bowers_yard_lime_kilns/ Bowers Yard Lime Kilns], CBS Conservation, accessed 7/12/2015</ref>. These original kilns may have been served by the railway<ref>[http://search.shropshirehistory.org.uk/collections/getrecord/CCS_MSA3885/ Shropshire's History], accessed 7/12/2015</ref> although OS maps show no evidence of a siding at this date.