Site of 17th century malthouse and mid-late 19th century brewery at Old Maltings, School Street (EHER 15148)

Now destroyed. A 17th century malthouse extended to the rear of 'Old Maltings' (EHER 25394) and was probably demolished in the early 20th century.

1997. Field survey. Demolished but footings/foundations may survive. In grounds of house. Old Maltings (EHER 25394) dates from the 17th century and is timber framed with brick and plaster wall finishes. The former malthouse extended to rear and was probably demolished in the early 20th century. Old Maltings was a public house, the tap house on the front of the site. Adjacent between School Street and Church Street is Maltings Cottage (EHER 25395), also 17th century. <1> 2001-2002. Field survey. Although some of the structures on this site date from the seventeenth century (Maltings Cottage (EHER 25351) and the former tap house now known as ‘Old Maltings’ (EHER 15148)), the brewery was not built until the mid to late 19th century. In 1874 John Thomas Pilgrim was operating as a maltster and brewer and did so until his death in 1899. The business was then run by his executors and then his family, trading as E. and H. Pilgrim, until 1910. It was sold in 1913 to Dale and Co., the Cambridge brewers. When the brewery closed the building was used as a malthouse (assessed as part of the Essex County Council Malthouse Survey, see EHER 15038) and then an umbrella factory. All that remains of the brewery / malthouse is the yellow brick kiln, EHER 15038. <2>