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 woodworks.
The Bass Maltings in Sleaford, England are a large group of eight disused malt houses originally owned by the Bass Brewery of Burton upon Trent. Constructed between 1901 and 1907 to Herbert A. Couchman's design, the maltings are the largest group of malt houses in England, they have been designated Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England, recognising them as "particularly important ... of more than special interest."
The Maltings closed when the Bass Brewery in Burton upon Trent closed in 1959 and after that were partially used to rear poultry however the buildings haven't been fully occupied since Bass left, and in 1976 a large fire caused severe damage to three of the eight Malthouse buildings. The site has been derelict since the 1990s with plans to convert them into a mixed use office/retail/housing complex put on hold in 2015.
I seemed to have a fairly lucky visit here, as back then security kept a fairly watchful eye over it (they keep a much more careful eye on it now!) and the main attraction, the water tower, was often sealed up. Luckily it was open at the time of my visit as were a number of the Malthouses, and we had no run ins with any security the whole time we were there - the freezing cold slightly snowy weather probably kept them inside. After I got home and looked through my photos I noticed that in a couple of my shots taken from the top of the water tower you can see three figures dressed in black standing by the main gate, I'm guessing they were potential explorers or miscreants but we never saw them again after that
I was never happy with my photos from here, but they are what they are - so please excuse a certain amount of crumminess!
See if you can spot the trio down below!
Thanks for looking
The Bass Maltings in Sleaford, England are a large group of eight disused malt houses originally owned by the Bass Brewery of Burton upon Trent. Constructed between 1901 and 1907 to Herbert A. Couchman's design, the maltings are the largest group of malt houses in England, they have been designated Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England, recognising them as "particularly important ... of more than special interest."
The Maltings closed when the Bass Brewery in Burton upon Trent closed in 1959 and after that were partially used to rear poultry however the buildings haven't been fully occupied since Bass left, and in 1976 a large fire caused severe damage to three of the eight Malthouse buildings. The site has been derelict since the 1990s with plans to convert them into a mixed use office/retail/housing complex put on hold in 2015.
I seemed to have a fairly lucky visit here, as back then security kept a fairly watchful eye over it (they keep a much more careful eye on it now!) and the main attraction, the water tower, was often sealed up. Luckily it was open at the time of my visit as were a number of the Malthouses, and we had no run ins with any security the whole time we were there - the freezing cold slightly snowy weather probably kept them inside. After I got home and looked through my photos I noticed that in a couple of my shots taken from the top of the water tower you can see three figures dressed in black standing by the main gate, I'm guessing they were potential explorers or miscreants but we never saw them again after that
I was never happy with my photos from here, but they are what they are - so please excuse a certain amount of crumminess!
See if you can spot the trio down below!
Thanks for looking
