Grant for kilns access

Auckland Council has approved the Warkworth Lions application for funding from the Regional Historic Heritage Grants Programme.

The Lions have been allotted $18,640 to conduct a feasibility study for providing access to the historic Daldy Combes Lime Kilns on the north bank of the Mahurangi River.

It will also include a condition survey of the lime kilns and scope any necessary repairs. It was the largest of six heritage grants approved by Council for 2018/19.

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