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Spillers Flour Mill, Clipper Road, Roath Dock, Cardiff

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NPRN415408
Map ReferenceST27NW
Grid ReferenceST2048175189
Unitary (Local) AuthorityCardiff
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityButetown
Type Of SiteFLOUR MILL
PeriodModern
Description
The Roath Dock Mill is the second Spillers Mill to be built in Cardiff and the first of three flour mill complexes designed by Oscar Faber, acting as both engineer and architect, in the Modernist style for Spillers Ltd. The mill building was 7 storeys, built of reinforced concrete, the 5-storey grain silos, built in 2 blocks around the mill, had a total capacity of 24,410 tonnes. The mill and the grain silos were demolished in the 1990's.

Associated site: Spillers Biscuit Factory, Butetown (Nprn: 33318).

Reference: http://www.engineering-timelines.com
RCAHMW, 2011.