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Chimney at Aberdulais Falls Tinplate Works
Blaenhonddan, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Industrial
- Date of designation
- 26 November 2003
- Locality
- Aberdulais
- Town
- Neath
- Community
- Blaenhonddan
- Unitary authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.68070, -3.77825
- Cadw reference
- 82080
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
The former tinplate works are on the E bank of the Afon Dulais just N of Main Road.
History
Chimney of some 60' (18m) height of the former tin-plate works at Aberdulais from 1830-c1890, probably dating from the later C19.
Exterior
Works chimney, yellow brick square tapering stack with stone cornice, the chimney standing on tapering base of tooled squared sandstone each face with a rectangular flue opening such that the chimney stands on the four corner piers only.
Reason for designation
Included as a prominent industrial chimney on an important preserved industrial site. The tinplate works are a Scheduled Ancient Monument (GM485).
Nearby in the register
- Tinplate works at Aberdulais FallsTinplate Worksunder 1 mi
- Former Stables at Aberdulais Falls Tinplate WorksIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Remains of tramroad bridge at Aberdulais Falls Tinplate WorksTransportunder 1 mi
- Old Works Library at Aberdulais Falls Tinplate WorksHealth and Welfareunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.