Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Chimney of Hoffmann Kiln, Eclipse Brickworks
Llanelli Rural, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Horeb, Llanelli, Llanelli Rural, Carmarthenshire, designated on 16 October 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 16 October 1998
- Locality
- Horeb
- Town
- Llanelli
- Community
- Llanelli Rural
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.72620, -4.17188
- Cadw reference
- 20538
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)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1920 · Sheet 100. Llanelly. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Beside the Hoffmann Kiln of Eclipse Brickworks on the W side, centrally, standing 1.8 m from the kiln.
History
Chimney built by the former Horeb, Star, Blackthorn or Eclipse Brickworks to serve the Hoffmann Kiln in 1907. Although there is little difference in principle, early Hoffmann kilns had a central chimney; later examples, as this one, have a detached chimney, though connected by an underground flue.
Exterior
The chimney is about 2 to 3 m square and about 30 m high, slightly tapering. Red bricks laid in English Garden Wall bond. Strengthening angles at each corner, with tie straps at 20-course intervals. Large cornice formed of 6 corbelled courses near the top. At base the chimney wall is 3 bricks thick, and reduces in thickness with internal steps at about 6 m intervals. At the foot of the chimney at the N side there is a lighting opening. The chimney is connected to the kiln by a large underground flue but no above-ground connection remains. The roof of the kiln originally extended to the chimney.
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine example of a brickworks chimney which is part of a group with the Hoffmann Kiln.
Scheduled Ancient Monument Cm 281
Nearby in the register
- Hoffmann Kiln of Eclipse BrickworksIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Horeb BrickworksKilnunder 1 mi
- Horeb Baptist ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Ty'r Heol FarmAgriculture and Subsistence1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.