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Thomas Deacon

Work begins to move Brains Brewery silos in Cardiff

Work has started on moving the silos at the landmark Brains Brewery in Cardiff.

The silos have long been part of the capital's skyline, alongside the famous Brains tower that greets visitors to the city.

Now cranes have moved onto the site with several already being dismantled and removed.

Workmen begin the dismantling silos (Mark Lewis)

Brains is currently in the process of moving their brewery and headquarters from their base near Cardiff city centre to the new Dragon Brewery site on the Pacific Business Park in Tremorfa.

In March The Duke of Cambridge officially opened their new brewery on the outskirts of the capital and unveiled a plaque to commemorate the event.

The Brains Brewery in 2012, with the silos pictured on the left (Mirrorpix)

SA Brain has been in the process of moving their operation from its city centre base for about three years, with the official announcement made in 2017.

The new site already houses the company's head office and support centre with the brewing operation currently being moved.

The new Brains Dragon Brewery (Matthew Horwood)

The Dragon Brewery will produce more than 20m pints of Brains beer a year once in full production.

Plans are well under way to turn their brewery in the centre of Cardiff into a 2.5m sq ft of office, residential and leisure space. Development work is set to begin later this year.

The Central Quay scheme, immediately south of Cardiff Central Station next to the River Taff, will retain the historic and listed 19th century brewhouse and chimney as well as some other key features.

With new office space, bars, restaurants and apartments, over the long-term Central Quay is expected to create and support thousands of jobs.

Artist impressions of the Central Quay development (Benoy)

The scheme has already secured detailed planning consent for a 800 space multi-storey car park. You can read more about those plans here .

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