The Maltings is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 October 1985. Malthouse, records office. 6 related planning applications.
The Maltings
- WRENN ID
- first-newel-gold
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 October 1985
- Type
- Malthouse, records office
- Address
- The Maltings, Castle Precincts, Lewes, BN7 1YT
- OS grid reference
- TQ 414 101
- Coordinates
- 50.87385, 0.00904
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Maltings is a malthouse that has been converted into the East Sussex County Records Office. It dates from the late 18th century or early 19th century and underwent conversion in the later 20th century. The building is constructed of flint with brick banding, quoins, and dressings, topped with a slate roof that features four skylights on the north side and three on the south. It has two storeys and an irregular arrangement of windows. On the first floor, there are seven windows with brick-dressed surrounds and segment heads, while the ground floor has five windows, one of which is blocked, with a doorway located off-centre to the right. The entrance is at the west end, featuring a boarded door with flanking lights in a wide segment-headed surround, and a large three-light window above. There are also two small windows flanking the doorway on the ground floor. The building is included for its group value.
Local climate
The Maltings receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 6 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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