Phosphate Rock Silo Number 15 at Ici Works, Billingham is a Grade II* listed building in the Stockton-on-Tees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 October 1992. Industrial.
Phosphate Rock Silo Number 15 at Ici Works, Billingham
- WRENN ID
- worn-marble-hazel
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Constituency
- Stockton North MP: Chris McDonald (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 October 1992
- Type
- Industrial
- Address
- Phosphate Rock Silo Number 15 at Ici Works, Billingham, Haverton Hill Road
- OS grid reference
- NZ 476 211
- Coordinates
- 54.58376, -1.26491
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Phosphate rock silo number 15 at ICI works in Billingham is a Grade II* listed structure built in 1928-1929. It is made of reinforced concrete and features a steel gantry. The silo measures 200 feet long, 80 feet wide, and 47 feet 6 inches high, with a parabolic cross-section supported by reinforced concrete arches. At the top, there is a steel-framed cage that houses a conveyor belt, which connects to another belt in the south tower and extends down to the wharf via the steel gantry. The ends of the silo have reinforced concrete ribs, and the floor includes a series of circular openings that facilitate the feeding of rock phosphate to an underground conveyor for emptying the silo. Designed by Monnoyer British Construction Ltd, this silo was intended for storing phosphate rock imported for fertilizer production. Its parabolic shape allows for the storage of large quantities without structural issues. This silo is the earliest surviving example of its kind in England.
Local climate
Phosphate Rock Silo Number 15 at Ici Works, Billingham receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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