Time running out for old brewery now on ‘risk’ list
A WELSH brewery has been named by the Victorian Society as one of the 10 most endangered buildings in the UK.
Buckley’s Brewery Maltings in Llanelli, a Grade II-listed building which was built in 1852, has stood empty and derelict for almost 20 years.
It was one of the first breweries in the world to produce canned beer.
A planning application was approved in 2014 to convert the site into apartments but no progress has been made.
Time is now swiftly running out for these buildings to be saved.
Christopher Costelloe, Victorian Society director, said: “It’s disappointing to see these listed buildings shut up and ignored while new commercial and residential developments have been erected all around.
“A sensitive restoration scheme would make these former maltings a highly desirable asset to Llanelli, and we hope their inclusion in this year’s Top 10 list highlights this to the current owners and action is taken without delay.”
The Victorian Society, a national architecture charity, recognises endangered Victorian and Edwardian buildings in England and Wales in the hope that increased publicity will save them. The Top 10 Endangered Buildings list is now in its 10th year.