Tate & Lyle Sugar Silo, Kirkdale, North Liverpool
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Tate & Lyle Sugar Silo, Kirkdale, North Liverpool
Image: © Matt Harrop Taken: 27 Jun 2016
The Tate & Lyle Sugar Silo on Regent Rd near Husskisson Dock, Liverpool is one of my favourite examples of 'brutalist' architecture in the North-West and A Grade 2 listed building. A huge conveyor tower was constructed next to the silo, 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 big grills positioned between the rails. Today the silo tower is in a state of disrepair and is on the Buildings at Risk Register. The silo itself is still used.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.433749
Longitude
-2.9976