Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings: Stables and remains of Packing Warehouse

The site includes former stables dating from the early 19th century, along with the remains of a packing warehouse from around 1800, most of which was demolished in 1979. These structures were part of the Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings, originally designed by Charles Bage and owned by Marshall, Benyon and Bage. The mill complex was built in two main phases, 1796-7 and 1809-12, with later additions and alterations, and was converted to a maltings in 1897-8. Repairs and restoration work took place in 2015.

The stables are constructed of red brick, approximately 100mm x 110mm x 240mm in size, with a gabled, double roof of Welsh slates. They are rectangular in plan, two storeys high, with a hayloft on the upper floor. There are small, single-storey additions to the south-east and north-west sides, built before 1882 and 1902 respectively. The north-west and south-east elevations of the stables feature a dentilled eaves cornice, and cast-iron tie plates are located beneath the eaves. The north-east frontage has two large ground-floor openings added in the mid-20th century, and the first floor includes a taking-in door within a heavy timber frame and beneath a brick segmental arch.

The surviving wall of the packing warehouse, built of red brick, has been lowered and capped with concrete. It retains six segmental-headed openings that have been bricked in. A vertical joint is visible, followed by a short length of ramped boundary wall with stone coping. There is a further short length of walling to the east of the gated entrance, which has been truncated at its eastern end.

The stables’ interior, which was not inspected in 2015, is of fireproof construction, with vaulted brick ceilings on the ground floor supported by cast-iron beams.

A small section of infill walling between the stables and the packing warehouse is excluded from the listing, as it is not considered to be of special architectural or historic interest.