Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Silo Tower at Llangwarren Farm
Scleddau, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llangwarren, Scleddau, Pembrokeshire, designated on 6 December 1989.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 6 December 1989
- Locality
- Llangwarren
- Community
- Scleddau
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94199, -5.01444
- Cadw reference
- 13055
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 210 Cardigan (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 210 Cardigan (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The farmyard is situated immediately to S of Llangwarren House at the side of the by-road running NW from the A40 near Letterston. The silo tower is at the E corner of the farmyard.
History
Built in early 1920's by Captain Mathias of the Mathias family who owned Llangwarren since C17; he is known to have been an agricultural reformer. The earliest reference to a silo tower in Wales dates from 1896 but this example is important as the earliest known survivor of the building type.
Exterior
Circular silo tower constructed of precast thin concrete interlocking blocks with metal reinforcing. Concrete conical roof capped by a metal ventilator. It is ornamented by a machicolated cornice band. The access ladder is to SE with square casing partly cut around the former entrance; to right of this is the water pipe. To SW, to the upper part of the tower is the pipe which draws up the grain; enclosed in round casing.
Reason for designation
Listed as the oldest known example in Wales of this building type and for the distinctive architectural character displayed. Concrete deteriorating and wall bulging (1994).
Nearby in the register
- Inscribed Stone at Llangwarran FarmInscribed Stoneunder 1 mi
- Llangwarren Bridge (partly in Letterston Community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Pont Llangwarren (partly in Scleddau Community)Transportunder 1 mi
- CiliauwenDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.