Description:This picture was taken before excavations took place in 2001-2003.
The kiln was originally built around 1793 for Sampson Handley to burn flint and lime for the new corn and flint mill built at Sandon in 1781. It stands by the Trent and Mersey Canal. It has an unusual design, with an ornate frontage or portico, probably because it is on the Sandon estate. It was repaired in 1831 when the kiln changed ownership to Jeremy Ginders on behalf of Lord Talbot. It appears to have gone out of use in around 1863, following the death of George Mellor.