Malt House

The Malt House is a timber-framed house dating from around 1500, with 19th-century additions to the rear and repairs carried out between 1972 and 1975. The house incorporates Nos. 1 and 3 Malt Mill Lane. The timber framing exhibits close studding, with No. 12 on the right side featuring a middle rail, lath and plaster, and whitewashed brick infill. A ground floor section of No. 12 and a small central section are rebuilt in whitewashed brick. The roof is tiled, with brick lateral stacks. The building is L-shaped, two storeys and an attic, with a four-window range. It has late 20th-century glazed doors and shop fronts. No. 11 has been built out with a lean-to roof. An archway leads to an open passage. The first floor has 19th and 20th-century casements. No. 11 contains a dragon beam, a heavy corner post, and a massive bressumer. Original gable and bargeboards, documented in the Victoria County History, feature sunken trefoiled arches and blank shields, along with a pendant. No. 12 has later 16th-century gable and bargeboards, also documented in the Victoria County History, featuring a diaper pattern, and a window of five leaded lights. The jettied front to Malt Mill Lane extends over ten bays, with simple moulded posts and brackets. Two bays on the right-hand side of the ground floor have been rebuilt in brick. The third bay is an open passageway. Fenestration is largely irregular, mostly with late 20th-century windows. A brick internal stack is present. The rear of the building has exposed framing, but is not jettied, and includes a 19th-century brick wing. Internally, much of the timber framing and massive ceiling beams are exposed. A first-floor room in No. 11 contains an early 17th-century plaster ceiling with enriched ribs, a frieze, lozenges, and floral ornament. The building is noted for its group value.