About Plymouth Grain Silo
The old Spiller's silo was built at Millbay in 1940 for the import of North American grain.
After years of disuse and attempts to find a new role for it, demolition began in January 2008.
This group is to preserve photos of it from any period, but particularly that of its demolition.
The Millbay grain silo, called the Oscar Faber silo, was built in 1942.
When planned before the Second World War, it was intended that new flour and animal feed manufacturing mills would be built alongside it, but, thanks to the interruption of the war, this never materialised.
The silo continued to function as a free-standing operation, importing grain by sea, road and rail.
The structure was camouflaged during the remaining war years, as it had quickly become an notable landmark.
The silo comprises a series of 15-foot-square vertical storage bins, separated by reinforced concrete walls.
The landward side of the building is 186 feet high and houses the elevators to lift material from ground level.
The top floor of the main section is 131 feet high, and fitted with two conveyors used for placing material in the various bins.
The building ceased to be used as a grain silo back in 1983.
Information from The Herald
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