The Malthouse

The Malthouse is a house and former maltings dating from the 17th and 18th to 19th centuries. It is constructed from rubble and brick, with some timber-framing, and features old plain tile roofs with brick ridge stacks. The building has a complex layout, consisting of a two-unit house range with one-unit wings at the rear on the right and front on the left. Adjoining on the right is the end of a five-bay maltings that projects to the rear.

The structure is one storey plus attics. The entrance features a three-light casement window under a single timber lintel, with a pitch-hole above. To the right, there is a similar arrangement with a two-light casement beyond. On the left, the 18th or 19th-century brick wing, likely rebuilt, has a two-course string at eaves level, a four-light casement, and a three-light casement in the gable. The roof is continuous over all parts, with a hip returning on the right. The left-hand gable is timber-framed with brick infill.

Inside, there are large fireplaces, one located in the front wing and flanked by a winder stair, while a second stair is found in the rear wing, which has no direct connection to the house. The house includes a timber-framed cross-wall with a raised sill, and its gable, infilled with brick, is preserved in the roof space. The former maltings retains part of the maltings floor and features four trusses with curved principals that terminate at a collar below the upper purlin, likely from the 17th century. The furthermost truss may have been lowered. The rear gable of the maltings includes a dovecote. Records indicate that maltsters were active here in 1730 and in the early 19th century.