The official opening was held on July 15th, before a good crowd of those involved and interested. Speakers from SLDC, the Heritage Lottery Fund, English Heritage and Kendal Civic Society all paid tribute to those who had envisaged and carried out the work, to bring this massive and difficult project to such a successful conclusion. Mrs. Sheila Satchell and her daughter, Caroline and sons Justin and Mark were present to mark the occasion, and then to unveil the plaque stating that the Greenside Limekiln project was dedicated to Dr. John Satchell. Kendal Civic Society can take a justifiable pride in initiating the whole project and being fully involved throughout, to see a fitting end to a very long process!
Sheila Satchell with sons Mark and Justin and her daughter Caroline at the official opening of the Greenside Lime Kiln in Kendal.
Since the first idea of restoring the Lime Kiln, by Dr. John Satchell in 2002, members of the Council have spent over 500 man hours on the project, most of it in the last couple of years. In order to secure the necessary Heritage Lottery Grant the Society was committed to providing the following:
- A Schools Pack containing a DVD of the story of the Lime Kiln, a CD with a ‘PowerPoint’ presentation for teachers with accompanying notes and a booklet giving its history
- Leading Guided Walks to the Kiln.
- Providing illustrated talks and lectures for interested parties.
- Help on the Heritage Day in Kendal.
- Producing a Booklet to be available for the public.
The Schools’ Pack is to be distributed around all the local primary and secondary schools for use with their local history studies.
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