Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
1819
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/01/1994
Date of Amendment
31/01/1994
Name of Property
Former Border Brewery Chimney
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Offa
Town
Locality
Easting
333606
Northing
350078
Street Side
Location
To the rear of the Nags Head Public House.
Description
Broad Class
Industrial
Period
History
Chimney dated 1894, and built as part of Soames Brewery, which became the Border Brewery in 1932, and closed in 1984. F. W. Soames had acquired the site in 1879, when it was occupied by a smaller brewery associated with the Nag's Head Inn.
Exterior
Brick, with wrought iron bands. High base with recessed panels, surmounted by corbelled chamber incorporating dated terracotta panel with the initial 'S' (Soames Brewery), below octagonal shaft which terminates in moulded projecting stone cornice and cap.
Interior
Reason for designation
An excellent example of chimney design, highly ornamental, and surviving in its original condition.
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