Maltings on West Side of Courtyard at No 7 is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 April 1978. Maltings. 2 related planning applications.
Maltings on West Side of Courtyard at No 7
- WRENN ID
- dusted-panel-soot
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chelmsford
- Constituency
- Chelmsford MP: Marie Goldman (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 April 1978
- Type
- Maltings
- Address
- Maltings on West Side of Courtyard at No 7, Springfield Road, CM2 6QR
- OS grid reference
- TL 710 066
- Coordinates
- 51.73263, 0.47527
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The maltings on the west side of the courtyard at No 7, formerly part of Gray's Brewery, dates from the mid-18th century and consists of two sections. The northern end is constructed of yellow stock brick, while the southern part is made of red brick in Flemish bond. The building has nine bays, with the west side wall featuring stock bricks and three-course bands of red bricks every twelve courses. The windows have cambered arches, and there are wall anchors at each bay. The roofs are slated, and the overall plan is rectangular with a slight angle in length. Inside, the first floor is made of slate supported by heavy joists, with a central row of cast iron columns. The roof includes tie beams and raking struts, along with king bolts.
Local climate
Maltings on West Side of Courtyard at No 7 sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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