Memorials & monuments · South West England

Silage Towers South East Corner Of Dairy Farm Buildings At Rear Of Former Dairy

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Silage Towers South East Corner Of Dairy Farm Buildings At Rear Of Former Dairy — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-south-east, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit: 15 min–45 min
Nearest railway station: Moreton · 5.7 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Silage Towers, the nearest railway station is Moreton, located 5.7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is DT2 7HT. Entry to the site is free.

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Silage Towers South East Corner Of Dairy Farm Buildings At Rear Of Former Dairy is a Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-south-east, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1323419). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.

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Heritage listing

Details 2. AFFPUDDLE BRIANTSPUDDLE (south side) SY 8192, SY 8193, SY 8292, SY 8293 Silage towers, south east corner of dairy farm build- ings at rear of former dairy 12/60 II GV Pair of linked silage towers. 1917. MacDonald Gill in association with Halsey Ricardo for Sir Ernest Debenham's model dairy farm. Added close to the south east corner of the dairy farm buildings (q.v.). Reinforced concrete, tile and brick. Two closely set circular towers of equal height, each of 6 concrete drums alterna- ting with narrow tile course bands; The tallest base drum of each has an offset plinth, 3 drums above of equal height and 2 shallow drums at top. A brick-on-edge cornice to each tower progressively corbelled in each of 5 courses from circular to octagonal plan which supported a pyramidal timber roof with crowning metal apex vent with a ball knop. A linking passage between the towers is carried over a semi-circular arch which springs from the lowest tile course band in the towers. Wall of passage above is pierced by a circular opening. The brick cornice to the passage wall links with the tower cornices. The roofs have been removed. Listed for group value with the dairy farm buildings only. Listing NGR: SY8196193087 Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 108909 Legacy System: LBS

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.

Protected designations

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

Place summary

Silage Towers are located in the South East Corner of Dairy Farm Buildings at the rear of the former dairy in Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle, South-East England. This structure is designated as a Grade II listed building, recognising its historical significance.

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Coordinates: 50.7371, -2.2570
District: Dorset
Parish: Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle
Postcode: DT2 7HT
Parliamentary constituency: South Dorset
Nearest railway station: Moreton — 5.7 km

Sources

wikidata: Q26609145 (CC0)

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