Rosedale calciners

Rosedale East ironstone mine opened in 1864 and this bank of four calciners was erected immediately. Stone was mined through a series of drifts in the hillside above and these were ventilated by the chimney. A further set of calciners was constructed shortly afterwards and the remains of these lie off to the left of this photo. Mining ended here in 1926 and then the calcining dust was removed from in front of the kilns.