1-7, Wherry Lane

A maltings, dating to the 18th and 19th centuries, now largely shops with separate commercial spaces above. The building was altered in the 20th century. It consists of two parallel ranges running north-south, fronting onto Wherry Lane. Each range is three storeys high with an attic. The building is constructed of red brick in a Flemish bond, with plain tile roofs.

The north gables show architectural details including a doorway with a segmental arch on the ground floor of the inner range, and arched window openings above with stay bars; the upper two openings are blocked. The outer range features a Diocletian window on the middle storey and circular tie ends to the 1st and 2nd floors.

The Wherry Lane facade has three storeys with four doorways (late 20th-century doors) - all but the left door behind boarded outer doors. A single window with stay bars is present on the ground floor, with three openings on each of the upper floors. The southern end of the building has rendered ground-floor openings. A tall loading bay is centrally positioned, with a sash window with a segmental head to the right of the middle storey. The south gable has a remodelled ground floor and loading bays to the upper three floors.

The yard facades of the inner range feature several buildings and show a possible reduction in length, with a late 20th-century Fletton brick gable wall. The outer range has no openings on this facade. The inner range includes three slatted rectangular openings in the upper storey, a loading bay, and three lower openings to the left and centre, some of which are blocked. Three raking dormers are present. Additions to the ground floor have been made.

Inside the eastern range (known as Range 6), the roof has softwood and clasped purlin construction with a ridge piece. The tie beams are connected to the wall plates by iron clamps. Massive timber floors are found in both ranges. The Wherry Lane range (Range 7) was extended south following the construction of the Wet Dock in 1840. The ground floors are currently used as shops.

These former maltings contribute to a group of buildings associated with numbers 80 and 80A Fore Street.