Soames Brewery Chimney
Former brewery chimney in Wrexham, Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Soames Brewery Chimney is a Grade II listed former brewery chimney in Wrexham city centre, North Wales. It later became known as the Border Breweries Chimney, when the Soames Brewery was merged into Border Breweries in 1932.
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Soames Brewery Chimney | |||||
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Alternative names | Border Brewery chimney[1] | ||||
General information | |||||
Architectural style | Red brick | ||||
Address | Tuttle Street, Wrexham | ||||
Country | Wales | ||||
Coordinates | 53.043829°N 2.991764°W / 53.043829; -2.991764 | ||||
Completed | 1894 | ||||
Client | FW Soames & Co. | ||||
Owner | Subair UK (2011–) | ||||
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Height | 120 feet (37 m) | ||||
Listed Building – Grade II | |||||
Official name | Former Border Brewery Chimney | ||||
Designated | 31 January 1994 | ||||
Reference no. | 1819[2] | ||||
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The site, where the chimney now stands, was acquired by FW Soames & Co. Brewery in 1879, with the red brick chimney built in 1894. Ownership was transferred to Border Breweries in 1932, then Marston's Brewery purchased and closed the brewery in 1984. In the 1990s it was transferred to local MP John Marek to prevent its demolition, with Marek selling the chimney on eBay in 2011.
The chimney is regarded as a local landmark.