Silage Towers South East Corner Of Dairy Farm Buildings At Rear Of Former Dairy

The silage towers, located at the south east corner of the dairy farm buildings behind the former dairy, were built in 1917 by MacDonald Gill in association with Halsey Ricardo for Sir Ernest Debenham's model dairy farm. These are a pair of linked silage towers made of reinforced concrete, tile, and brick. Each tower is circular and of equal height, consisting of six concrete drums alternating with narrow tile course bands. The tallest base drum of each tower has an offset plinth, with three drums above of equal height and two shallow drums at the top. Each tower features a brick-on-edge cornice that progressively changes from circular to octagonal in five courses, supporting a pyramidal timber roof topped with a metal apex vent and a ball knop. A semi-circular arch connects the towers through a linking passage, which springs from the lowest tile course band. The wall of the passage has a circular opening, and the brick cornice of the passage wall aligns with the tower cornices. The roofs of the towers have been removed. The silage towers are listed for their group value with the dairy farm buildings.