Mid 18th century malt house, The Old Maltings, High Street (EHER 15274)
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Summary
The Old Maltings is now a private residence consisting, at the front, of a substantial, brick built, double fronted house under a red clay tile roof.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 5208 3380 (49m by 21m) Polygon derived from OS historic maps. |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NEWPORT, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
1996-1997. Survey.
The Old Maltings is now a private residence consisting, at the front, of a substantial, brick built, double fronted house under a red clay tile roof. To the rear, however, extends the former malthouse of the mid 18th century, which is timber-framed with brick and weather-boarded walls and red clay tile roof. There are regular small windows along this part of the building. Adjacent to the site is a yard (currently a pet food store) which has a sign for "Barnard Brothers Ltd., Coal, Corn, Cake, Seed, Manure Merchants and Maltsters." This malthouse was built on what was at the time the turnpike road which was used to take barley and malt from the Essex villages to the Stort Navigation at Bishops Stortford. <1>
Sources
- <1> SEX53926 Report: Gould, S.. 1997. The Essex Malt Industry: History, Technology and Architecture (Volume 2).