Sharpness Grain Silo
August 2015
While the construction of the New Dock was nearing completion in the mid 1870s, a start was made on building warehouses to store imports, and more were added in later years as the throughput of the port increased. As the dock was in an area with little existing population, houses, shops and other facilities were also provided for the community of key workers connected with the dock.
As well as timber, Sharpness handled all manner of grains, linseed, palm kernels, cotton seed, offal grains and ground nuts. From here anything up to 1,000 tonnes a day was taken by barge to mills along the reaches of the Severn. This grain silo was built in the 1930's, built to replace a warehouse and adjoining store destroyed in a fire in 1934, and has a capacity of 10,000 tonnes.
The grain silo appears to of been used by Sharpness Silos Ltd which closed down in 2000.
While the construction of the New Dock was nearing completion in the mid 1870s, a start was made on building warehouses to store imports, and more were added in later years as the throughput of the port increased. As the dock was in an area with little existing population, houses, shops and other facilities were also provided for the community of key workers connected with the dock.
As well as timber, Sharpness handled all manner of grains, linseed, palm kernels, cotton seed, offal grains and ground nuts. From here anything up to 1,000 tonnes a day was taken by barge to mills along the reaches of the Severn. This grain silo was built in the 1930's, built to replace a warehouse and adjoining store destroyed in a fire in 1934, and has a capacity of 10,000 tonnes.
The grain silo appears to of been used by Sharpness Silos Ltd which closed down in 2000.
