Tate & Lyle Sugar Silo
| Tate & Lyle Sugar Silo | |
|---|---|
The silo in 2019 | |
| General information | |
| Address | Huskisson Dock, Kirkdale, Liverpool, England |
| Coordinates | 53°26′02″N 2°59′47″W / 53.4340°N 2.9964°W |
| Year(s) built | 1955–57 |
| Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Sugar Silo |
| Designated | 23 September 1992 |
| Reference no. | 1252955 |
The Tate & Lyle Sugar Silo is a Grade II* listed building[1][2] on Regent Road at Huskisson Dock in Kirkdale, north Liverpool, England.
Henry Tate established his Liverpool refinery in 1872, and Tate & Lyle built their huge concrete sugar silo in the 1950s, close to the Liverpool docks with floor space of 85,000 square feet (7,900 m2). A huge conveyor tower was constructed next to it, and this was used to bring sugar up from ships in Huskisson Dock. The sugar was then transported via several other conveyors into the top of the silo.
Once in the silo, an overhead railway system was used to distribute the sugar along the length of the silo. The hopper ran along on a track, depositing the sugar through large grilles positioned between the rails. In 2009 the silo tower was in a state of disrepair and was on the Buildings at Risk Register, although as of 2022 it no longer features there.[3] The silo itself is still used.
See also
References
- ^ Historic England. "Sugar Silo, 173 Regent Road (1252955)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Grade II* (1252955)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
- ^ Heritage at Risk Register: Liverpool accessed 15 September 2022