Description

The following building shall be added:

SJ 39 SW REGENT ROAD

393-/3/10000 NO 173
Sugar Silo

- II*

Sugar silo. 1955-57. Designed by Tate and Lyle's Engineering
Department and constructed by Cementation Ltd. Reinforced
concrete with pre-stressed concrete floor. Parabolic tunnel
vault, rectangular in plan, comprising 12 sections each with 6
external ribs. Loaded via conveyor belts running in a housing
which stretches along the top of the structure. Both ends also
of ribbed reinforced concrete, with windows and doors. Interior
comprises a single unbroken space with a central channel in the
floor containing hoppers for the reclamation of the sugar, which
dropped onto a conveyor belt in a tunnel beneath. Smooth sides
to the vault with a plimsoll line marked along the sides for the
guidance of operatives in loading the silo. A rare and impressive
example of a reinforced concrete parabolic tunnel vaulted storage
silo. Tate and Lyle Times April 1956 pp 10-11; January 1957;
January 1958; April 1958 pp 12-13.

Listing NGR: SJ3390193491

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Tate & Lyle Sugar Silo at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q7687941

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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair