Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Chimney at former Kidwelly Tinplate Works
Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Cwm Gwendraeth Fach, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, designated on 28 July 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 28 July 1998
- Locality
- Cwm Gwendraeth Fach
- Town
- Kidwelly
- Community
- Kidwelly
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.74778, -4.28760
- Cadw reference
- 20198
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 229 Carmarthen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1920 · Sheet 100. Llanelly. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated towards upper end of museum site, which lies some 2km NE of Kidwelly.
History
1912 industrial chimney formerly attached to boiler house that provided steam for the machinery of the upper end of the site.
Exterior
Industrial chimney, red bricks from Trimsaran, lined with fire-bricks. Tall octagonal base with opposed arches, top stepped cornice under tall tapering circular stack.
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine industrial chimney, one of the last in the region.
Nearby in the register
- Hot & Cold Rolling Mills, Kidwelly Tinplate WorksTinplate Worksunder 1 mi
- Cold-roll Engine-house at former Kidwelly Tinplate WorksIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Assorting Room at former Kidwelly Tinplate WorksIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Boxing Room at former Kidwelly Tinplate WorksIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.