Ximeneres in Paseo de la Alameda

In the central gardens of Paseo de la Alameda , at number 39, are the two chimneys of the former Spanish Alcohol Union.

Parts of a Chimney
The chimneys consist of three distinct parts: Base or Pedestal, Reed, Shaft or Tube and Crown, Coronation, Capital or Finish.

Description of the Chimney
It is an isolated chimney house, the remains of an old industrial building, built – because it emerges from the chimney typology, with a rectangular base and octagonal fired tile shaft – in the decade 1890-1900. Fired tile is used as the basic material, which is a good thermal insulator. The height and section decrease from the base to the top, consisting of its function in causing a depression or draft between the inlet and exit to establish a current of air, contributing this shot to combustion. The inner section decreases as well, in order to conserve an updraft to overcome the currents of the cold air masses. Its construction obeys the use of steam from the factory.

These industrial chimneys were a basic element of industrial facilities that generated strength in industry from steam, using the experiences of the types of chimneys so typical of the s. XIX and early s. XX. This construction has been isolated from the accessory constructions that should accompany it in the production process, thus being decontextualized.

Its factories are made of baked tile and consist of a quadrangular base topped by a cornice with denticles that marks the transition line with the trunk, octagonal section and conical in shape; canonical form of these chimneys to prevent the entry of cold air, thus facilitating a current of air by thermal inversion. It is topped with a crown and lantern framed by two tiled mouldings.

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