Maltings On East Bank Of River Lea 50 Metres South Of Bridge

The building is a former maltings, now used as workshops, located on the east bank of the River Lea, 50 metres south of the bridge in Stanstead Abbots village. It dates from the early 19th century, as indicated on the 1840 Tithe Map, and was closed around 1967. The structure is primarily made of yellow brick, with some parts featuring weatherboarding, and the original slate roofs have largely been replaced with asbestos cement covering.

The maltings is a long building, 12 metres wide, with two floors and a high roof oriented north-south. It features pilasters and corbelled eaves that define 11 bays, each containing a small segmental arched wooden window on both floors, except for a wider bay at the southern end, which is weatherboarded in the upper half. This wider bay was used for steeping barley before it was spread on the malt floors.

At the northern end of the maltings, there is a kiln constructed of plum brick, featuring a half-hipped roof running east-west, with a ridge cowl raised on stilts and weatherboarded, topped with a hipped asbestos roof. There is also a two-storey malt store at the northern end, which has a north-south roof, a weatherboarded upper floor, and a gable over a yellow brick ground floor. The west side of the building has small two-light casements and two large loading doors that have been inserted.

The maltings were owned by French and Jupp from at least 1874 and serve as a landmark when entering the village from the west.