WAW043977 WALES (1952). View of Swansea showing Weaver & Co., Ltd. Mill
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Manylion
Pennawd | [WAW043977] View of Swansea showing Weaver & Co., Ltd. Mill |
Cyfeirnod | WAW043977 |
Dyddiad | 1952 |
Dolen | Coflein Archive Item 6414510 |
Enw lle | |
Plwyf | |
Ardal | |
Gwlad | WALES |
Dwyreiniad / Gogleddiad | 265642, 193048 |
Hydred / Lledred | -3.9409992857105, 51.619726442612 |
Cyfeirnod Grid Cenedlaethol | SS656930 |
Pinnau
In 1923 this building was used by Thomas and Evans and John Dyer Ltd, grain and flour merchants. They had a mill producing flour and animal feed at South Dock, Swansea, in 1914 |
MB |
Sunday 18th of September 2016 10:40:55 AM |
Mill |
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Sunday 18th of September 2016 10:31:39 AM |
Formerly a dock - filled in and used as a car/lorry park |
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Sunday 18th of September 2016 10:19:00 AM |
Rail tracks cross road, with no crossing gates |
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Sunday 18th of September 2016 10:12:38 AM |
Water tower for steam locomotives. Redundant? Sidings nearby have been lifted |
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Sunday 18th of September 2016 10:11:24 AM |
Road and rail swing bridge. Presumably the swing rendered redundant by the rail bridge alongside, which appears to be fixed? |
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Sunday 18th of September 2016 10:10:02 AM |
Dock or basin apparently largely filled in |
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Sunday 18th of September 2016 10:06:14 AM |
Grain conveyor from silos to mill carried over railway |
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Sunday 18th of September 2016 10:04:01 AM |
Rail siding crosses street |
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Sunday 18th of September 2016 10:02:45 AM |
Cyfraniadau Grŵp
The mill probably dates from circa 1892-3, and was said to be the first large modern flour mill west of Cardiff in South Wales. Weaver was a miller and flour merchant, who ran the City Mills at Worcester. [Company prospectus, Western Daily Press 8-1-1892 p 4] |
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Sunday 18th of September 2016 10:31:01 AM |
The mill was intended - in 1892 - to have an output of 3,000 sacks of flour per week |
MB |
Sunday 18th of September 2016 10:31:01 AM |