The Malt House

ST 79 NW STINCHCOMBE THE STREET 3/112 (west side) 23.6.52 The Malt House

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Dwelling, formerly ale house. Late C17. Squared and coursed marlstone, stone slate roof. L-plan, gable stacks in rubble over ashlar skirts and with moulded cappings and ashlar stack to gabled wing. Two storeys, attic, and part cellar, 5-windowed, 2-light casements with transome, under continuous wood lintol and moulded drip to ground floor, central modern glazed door under 2-pane transome light, flat edge-moulded canopy on consoles, in wood; low, left, 2-light plain glazed opening to cellar, plain chamfered stone mullion and surround; two small hipped dormers with ball finials.

Return wing, left, as main front 2-windowed including two dormers and stair window to left of gable; stone drips over wood lintols. Modern glazed door left of staircase, and 2-light stone mullioned cellar window, as front. At back, 3-storey gable with ball finial.

Interior: dog-leg stair, twisted balusters, wide rectangular newel, c225 mm x 100 mm, and heavy moulded handrail and contemporary dog-gate, in back wing great fireplace with stone cheeks, wood bressumer, bread oven and salt cupboard with Jacobean surround; in ground floor, right C19 cupboard with flat balusters in transome light over door. Mostly original roof timbers to front block, much modified at back.

Listing NGR: ST7333498838