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Site of post-medieval malthouse, 'The Malting House', Braintree (EHER 82922)

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Summary

Now destroyed. The site of a post-medieval house.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 7554 2291 (48m by 37m)

Type and Period

Description

Depicted on 1st edition OS map. <1> NRHE data transfer: Malting House, NE of (4), is weather-boarded. It is of 'T-shaped' plan with the cross-wing at the north-west end. The upper storey has been largely rebuilt. Some of the doors have original strip-hinges. Inside the building the chamfered tie-beams have heavey braces. <2> The Malting House is no longer shown on modern OS maps (OS 1:2500 1969) and is therefore non-extant. <3> <4>

Sources

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1872-1890. Ordnance Survey 6 inch (1st Edition). OS. Paper. 1:10,560.
  • <2> Monograph: RCHME. 1921. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex, Volume II, Central and South-West. p.29.
  • <3> PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME). 1960s-1990s. Field Investigator's Comments. Borrill HMW 6-MAR-91 RCHME Recording.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1945-present. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Post War National Grid (5th Epoch). 1:2500. 1969.

Other References

  • NRHE identifier: 922834
  • National Monuments Record: TL 72 SE 77

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