The Old Maltings (EHER 15023)

17th century timber-framed house with adjoining building, probably a former maltings.

Two-storeyed, timber-framed dwelling with gable ends and peg tile roof. The Listing entry describes the gabled window at attic level as a former taking-in door. It also interprets the single-storey brick-built building to the east as a malting; this structure is now in use as a garage. ARCHAEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL: Slight in a maltings context, but the 17th century timber frame may be of interest. SITE SIGNIFICANCE: As with many of the earliest surviving Essex malthouses, this building retains few diagnostic features. Maltings of this type are extremely difficult to identify and the building was probably recognised from place name evidence. MANAGEMENT: If proposals are submitted to alter the internal plan of the building, the timber frame should be investigated and recorded where necessary; otherwise record photographically RCHME Level 2. <1>