The Former Lee And Grinling'S Maltings

The former Lee and Grinling's Maltings is a maltings building constructed in 1860 for Robert Lee, later owned by Lee & Grinling of Grantham from 1894. The structure features orange brick with white and blue brick decoration and Welsh slate roofs. All windows have segment heads, and the building includes white brick quoins and a double blue brick plinth.

The central section contains growing floors across three levels, with three kilns located to the east and a warehouse cross-wing to the west. The west cross-wing has four floors, with the south front showcasing three basement windows above a central round-headed doorway. Above this doorway is a projecting taking-in tower supported by stone corbels, featuring deeply chamfered corners, one segment-headed window, and a small round-headed window on three sides, all capped with a pyramidal slate roof. Triangular-headed panels with three windows each flank this tower. The west front has five basement windows, with each floor above featuring five segment-headed windows set in five tall flat-headed panels.

The central section displays 11 windows on both the north and south sides, with projecting pilasters in between. Each façade has 11 basement windows, and two windows above have been replaced in the late 20th century. The ground floor includes three bays with doors, and the south front features an octagonal staircase at the junction with the kilns to the east.

To the east, there are three plain brick kilns, each topped with a pyramidal hipped roof and ventilation cowlings. The interior includes rebuilt kilns with iron doors leading to fire chambers, while the rest of the building is supported by iron columns that hold up the growing floors.