maltings

Crown Maltings, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire - August 2025 This single surviving malthouse situated along Anglesey Road was formerly part of a larger malting complex, built for L & G Meakin in stages between 1875 and 1882. Apparently Messrs Meakin only made malt of ‘the finest description’...

I noted this on old maps as a potential water powered site and was surprised to find it wasn’t either a shell or converted, at least according to 6 years out of date streetview. However there was no sign of anything water related when I got there, no little turbine house, just a complex of...

A brief History (Copied from Coflein.gov.uk) The company founded in 1874 when Thomas Phillips, previously of the Northampton Brewery Co. Ltd, bought the brewery of Thomas Floyde Lewis with 13 tied houses. Registered in March 1892. The Malt House was built 'on the former Penner and Tilley wharves...

I went here after visiting Birr Castle, home of the famous telescope, since it’s just up the road. This place is somewhat similar to the maltings in Athy, and was once run by the same people, Minch. Minch subsequently became part of Greencore, now taken over by Boortmalt. There was originally...

A derelict maltings which is one of the more obvious bits of wreckage in Athy. It’s part of an industrial estate, bordered on one side by a canal and partially surrounded by active businesses including a factory, a pub and a garage. Part of the rear has been damaged by fire...

First time report here, hope it makes for a good read. Have been past the Maltings in Thorpe Le Soken for far to many years than I'd like to admit, and after prompting from the eldest about needing more pics for her uni project decided to visit and see what's left of the once great Maltings...

Well this place certainly needs no introduction - something of a classic. Posting this more as a reminder that this one is still there and on the possible list. There's definitely something magical about this place I'm not sure if it's the sheer size of it or the difficulty factor, probably a...

Bass Wetmore Maltings AKA ‘Holgran’, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire - Summer 2022/2023 A pair of Grade II listed malt houses which were built in 1864 along Anderstaff Lane (now Wetmore Road) for Bass, adjacent to the railway line behind what was the Bass Middle Brewery cooperage. Originally...

I wonder If anyone know there is free acces to that place or its locked? Anyone plan a trip to that place soon? :)

whilst out on a random walk, i find that Langley maltings is now accessable. most is open to get into, however, parts are sealed off. finally got in after 3 years wait

After posting up Langley the other day I reminded myself of this nice little example of a maltings I also explored a number of years ago. It was used up until around the late 1980s as a Maltings, then as other light industrial uses before falling into dereliction in the late noughties. By the...

A fire severely damaged around half of the maltings in 2009, after which things seemed to tail off here exploring-wise. I have always had a love of exploring maltings, there's something about the architecture and the process which I find fascinating and really appeals to me, so despite the fire...

Bit of a chance this place really. The whole site is mostly an upmarket shopping area, with crafts and gifts and furniture being many of the articles on sale. There is also a very large concert hall. Nearly everything has been incorporated into the old maltings. The concert hall is stunning and...

The Grade II listed 19th century premises was one of the first to be built by Bass Brewery when the company began to produce its own malt in the town. The current maltings was built in 1901, and nothing of the old original building appears to have survived. The maltings process ceased at the...

Given we're on some enforced time out for the next while I was going through my archive finding things I never posted on here and to my surprise this was one of them - I've got quite a few things from around 4-7 years ago that I've not posted on here yet so expect some old stuff coming out the...