Former Upper Tin Mills is a Grade II listed building in the Carmarthenshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 May 1981. Industrial.

Former Upper Tin Mills

WRENN ID
quiet-pinnacle-ivory
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Carmarthenshire
Constituency
Caerfyrddin MP: Ann Davies (PC)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
19 May 1981
Type
Industrial
Address
Former Upper Tin Mills, Furnace Bank, Carmarthen
OS grid reference
SN 421 206
Coordinates
51.86205, -4.29376
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Former Upper Tin Mills is a building that has been repurposed as a builders' merchants. It features a large triple-roofed shed that incorporates parts of the original double-roofed range. The northeast gable ends, party wall, and southwest walls are made of original rubble stone, while the former have been raised with 20th-century concrete blocks. The roofs are all from the 20th century, with the northwest parallel range being an addition that has mostly been rebuilt during the same period. The triple roof is covered with corrugated metal.

On the northeast end, there are three broad low-roofed gables; the left two are original but have had their eaves rebuilt in blockwork. The left gable features a broad cambered-arched entry framed in brick, likely from the 20th century, with an arched window above it. The middle shed has similar arched windows, with three openings below and one above, and the bricks are quadrant-curved. The right shed is an addition and is mostly constructed of blockwork. The side wall has been extensively rebuilt in blockwork.

The party wall between the two principal sheds includes a series of semi-circular double-brick arches, arranged with two large arches flanking four smaller ones, and two additional small arches to the right of the second large arch. Some of these arches have chamfered surrounds. There is also a series of round-arched openings in the outer wall of the southeast shed.

Local climate

Former Upper Tin Mills sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,270 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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