Scheduled MonumentsWalesHot & Cold Rolling Mills, Kidwelly Tinplate Works
Post Medieval/Modern · Tinplate Works

Hot & Cold Rolling Mills, Kidwelly Tinplate Works

Carmarthenshire, Wales
Cadw SAM CM254
Period
Post Medieval/Modern
Site type
Tinplate Works
Broad class
Industrial
Nation
Wales
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Hot and Cold Rolling Mills at Kidwelly Tinplate Works is a nineteenth-century industrial structure associated with the tinplate manufacturing industry that dominated the Tywi valley in Carmarthenshire. The building represents the mechanised processes central to tinplate production, whereby sheets of steel were rolled to precise thicknesses and surface qualities required for coating with tin. The works exemplify the industrial development of south Wales during the Victorian era, when the region became a major centre of tinplate manufacture for both domestic and export markets. The structure survives as evidence of the technological and organisational systems that characterised Victorian metalworking and the industrial heritage of the area.

Hot & Cold Rolling Mills, Kidwelly Tinplate Works is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM254. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hot & Cold Rolling Mills, Kidwelly Tinplate Works?

The Hot and Cold Rolling Mills at Kidwelly Tinplate Works is a nineteenth-century industrial structure associated with the tinplate manufacturing industry that dominated the Tywi valley in Carmarthenshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM254.

What period does Hot & Cold Rolling Mills, Kidwelly Tinplate Works date from?

Hot & Cold Rolling Mills, Kidwelly Tinplate Works dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a tinplate works. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Hot & Cold Rolling Mills, Kidwelly Tinplate Works?

Hot & Cold Rolling Mills, Kidwelly Tinplate Works is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is CM254.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hot & Cold Rolling Mills, Kidwelly Tinplate Works?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Spudder's Bridge (2.4 km), Glanstony Aqueduct, Trimsaran (2.7 km), Dome Gunnery Trainer, Pembrey Airfield (4.5 km).

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