place

Soames Brewery Chimney

19th-century establishments in WalesBuildings and structures in WrexhamGrade II listed buildings in Wrexham County BoroughTourist attractions in Wrexham County BoroughUse British English from July 2023
The Nag's Head and old brewery chimney, Wrexham geograph.org.uk 5611086
The Nag's Head and old brewery chimney, Wrexham geograph.org.uk 5611086

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. 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.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Soames Brewery Chimney (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Soames Brewery Chimney
Tuttle Street, Wrexham Hightown

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Soames Brewery ChimneyContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 53.043829 ° E -2.991764 °
placeShow on map

Address

Nags Head

Tuttle Street
LL13 7AA Wrexham, Hightown
Wales, United Kingdom
mapOpen on Google Maps

The Nag's Head and old brewery chimney, Wrexham geograph.org.uk 5611086
The Nag's Head and old brewery chimney, Wrexham geograph.org.uk 5611086
Share experience

Nearby Places

Wrexham
Wrexham

Wrexham ( REK-səm; Welsh: Wrecsam [ˈrɛksam]) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the county of Denbighshire, and later the county of Clwyd in 1974, it has been the principal settlement of Wrexham County Borough since 1996. Wrexham has historically been one of the primary settlements of Wales. At the 2021 Census, it had an urban population of 44,785. The core of the city comprises the local government communities of Acton, Caia Park, Offa and Rhosddu. In the 2011 census, Wrexham's built-up area was determined to extend further into villages like Brymbo, Brynteg, Gwersyllt, New Broughton and Pentre Broughton with a population of 61,603, while also including nearby Bradley and Rhostyllen for a population of 65,692 in 2011.Wrexham was likely founded prior to the 11th century and developed in the Middle Ages as a regional centre for trade and administration. The city became the most populous settlement in Wales in the 17th century and was at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution from the 18th century. Prior to de-industrialisation in the 20th century, the city and surrounding area were a hub of coal and lead mining; the production of iron, steel and leather; and brewing.Today, Wrexham continues to serve north Wales and the Welsh borderlands as a centre for manufacturing, retail, education and administration. The city is noted for hosting Wrexham A.F.C. (one of the oldest professional football teams in the world); the nationally significant industrial heritage of the Clywedog Valley; the National Trust Property of Erddig; and the fine Tudor church of St Giles, which towers over the historic Wrexham city centre.