Malthouse and Premises Occupied by W A Church (Bures) Ltd is a Grade II* listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1953. Malthouse.
Malthouse and Premises Occupied by W A Church (Bures) Ltd
- WRENN ID
- iron-corner-umber
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1953
- Type
- Malthouse
- Address
- Malthouse and Premises Occupied by W A Church (Bures) Ltd, High Street, Bures St. Mary
- OS grid reference
- TL 907 341
- Coordinates
- 51.97294, 0.7762
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Malthouse and premises occupied by W A Church (Bures) Ltd is a 16th to 17th century timber-framed and plastered house with exposed timber-framing, located on the south-east side of High Street in Bures St Mary. The building was renovated in the 20th century. The ground storey at the south-west end is faced with brick and colourwashed. It has two storeys and cellars, with the upper storey jettied across the entire front, supported by carved brackets that still show remains of carved capitals. The north-east end features a bressummer that is elaborately carved with oak leaves, figures of men and beasts, and coats of arms. The south-west end displays exposed joists. There are five windows, each with two-light leaded casements, and the roofs are tiled.
Adjoining the house at the south-west end is a malthouse built in the 18th century, constructed of red and blue brick and designed in a U-shaped plan. This structure also has two storeys and a basement, featuring centre hung pivot windows. Its roofs are tiled, with seven dormers on the south-west side and four on the north-east. The wings of the malthouse have been extended in the centre.
Local climate
Malthouse and Premises Occupied by W A Church (Bures) Ltd sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% 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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