The Maltsters House And Granary Cottage

The Maltster's House and Granary Cottage is a group of three terraced houses that were originally one house. The facade dates from the 18th century and is attached to an early 15th-century hall house (No 76), with likely 16th-century wings (Nos 74 and 78) and mostly 18th-century rear extensions. The buildings are constructed of Flemish bonded red brick, with Nos 76 and 78 painted. They feature an old tiled roof behind a stone-coped parapet, with a tall brick stack and two gabled dormers. The houses are two storeys high with attics. No 74 has one window, No 76 has three windows, and No 78 has two windows. No 78 includes shutters and an architrave around the door, while the other doors have been altered, with No 76's door located in a former vehicle entrance. The windows have gauged brick flat arches and flush framed sashes, except for No 74, which has modern leaded casements and wrought iron shutters, while No 76 features timber shutters.

Inside No 76, there are two bays (now subdivided) of a high-quality hall house, showcasing arched braced trusses and tiers of cusped windbraces. The interior also includes chamfered beams with stepped stops. The entrance door on the right likely replaced the original hall entrance with a screens passage, and the current partition wall may hide the former screen. The first floor has an exposed wall post with a fine but damaged pilaster and capital, with other similar examples still visible. Nos 74 and 76 likely replaced earlier structures but predate the chambering over the hall. Both retain significant elements of timber frames and roofs. This house is an important and rare survival in Henley, possibly having been of manorial status. In the 18th century, the house was associated with malting and became part of Brakespear's Brewery in the late 18th century.