Tate & Lyle Sugar Silo

The Tate & Lyle Sugar Silo is a Grade II* listed building[1][2] on Regent Road at Huskisson Dock in Kirkdale, north Liverpool, England.

Tate and Lyle's Sugar Silo
General information
Town or cityLiverpool
CountryEngland
Construction started1955
Completed1957

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. 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 big grilles positioned between the rails. Today the silo tower is in a state of disrepair and is on the Buildings at Risk Register.[3] The silo itself is still used.

References
  1. Historic England. "Sugar Silo, 173 Regent Road (1252955)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  2. Historic England. "Grade II* (1252955)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 May 2009.
  3. Heritage at Risk Register: Liverpool

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