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Pump House, Semtex Plant, Brynmawr: building recording survey
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Contents Page
Summary.............................................................................................................................2Acknowledgements.............................................................................................................2Copyright notice..................................................................................................................2
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Introduction........................................................................................................................3
1.1 Project background and commission............................................................................31.2 Location and geology...................................................................................................31.3 Historical and architectural background......................................................................3
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Methodology.......................................................................................................................4
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Building description (see Figure 3 and Plates 2 – 18).....................................................5
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Survey results.....................................................................................................................8
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Conclusions.......................................................................................................................17
Bibliography.....................................................................................................................18
Figures
Figure 1: Location plan showing area of development.........................................................................................6
Figure 2: Ordnance Survey map 1967 showing the site location and the former Semtex factory....................6
Figure 3: Plan and elevation of the Pump House..................................................................................................7
Plates
Plate 1: View of the Pump House and its surroundings from the northern reservoir bank, where theoriginal Rubber Factory was located, looking south.........................................................................................8
Plate 2: View of the Pump House with the Pond Road to the left and the reservoir to the right, lookingsouthwest...............................................................................................................................................................8
Plate 3: View of the Pump House with access door, surrounding walkway and railing, looking west.............9
Plate 4: View of the easternmost of the two windows from the walkway, looking southwest............................9
Plate 5: View of the outside valves and the western window, looking west from the concrete walkway........10
Plate 6: View of the interior of the Pump House with the two windows in the background, and thecentral and eastern pumps, looking north........................................................................................................10
Plate 7: View of the interior of the Pump House with the western window in the background, and thecentral and western pumps, looking northwest...............................................................................................11
Plate 8: View of the central Lancashire Dynamo & Crypto Ltd. induction motor, looking southeast...........11
Plate 9: View of the manufacturer’s plate on the central induction machine...................................................12
Plate 10: View of the pipe leading to the central pump, looking west...............................................................12
Plate 11: View of the access to the basement, looking west................................................................................13
Plate 12: View of the mezzanine from the ground floor, with access ladder, looking south............................13
Plate 13: View of the steel I-beams and the channel column supporting the mezzanine, with theremains of electrical ducting, looking west from the ground floor.................................................................14
Plate 14: View of bolts fastening the I-beams and the metallic floor of the mezzanine, from the groundfloor ..............................................................................................................................................................14
Plate 15: View from the mezzanine, with railings and access ladder, looking west..........................................15
Plate 16: View of the trolley, hoist mechanism, and rail of the overhead crane, fitted under theconcrete beam, looking north from the mezzanine..........................................................................................15
Plate 17: View of the trolley hoist mechanism and rail of the overhead crane, with the concrete beam;the clerestory and thin-shell concrete dome in the background, looking northwest from themezzanine............................................................................................................................................................16
Plate 18: View of the domed roof with radiating ribs and central oculus, from the mezzanine......................16
Pump House, Semtex Plant, Brynmawr: building recording survey
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Summary
Friends of Lakeside are planning the refurbishment of the Listed Grade II Pump House (LB22383) belonging to the former Semtex factory, Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, into a coffee shop,heritage centre, and bird watching facility. Following a brief supplied by the Heritage Officer for Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council Heritage Section, the Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust, Projects Division, was commissioned by Friends of Lakeside toundertake a Level 2 standing building recording of the Pump House prior to thecommencement of its refurbishment.
Acknowledgements
The project was managed by Richard Lewis BA MIFA and the fieldwork was undertaken bySven Egloff MPhil of GGAT Projects.The report and illustrations were prepared by Sven Egloff.
Copyright notice
The copyright of this report is held by the Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust Ltd, whichhas granted an exclusive licence to the Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council and theiragents to use and reproduce material it contains. Ordnance Survey maps are reproduced underlicence (AL 10005976). Annotations are GGAT copyright.
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