Building record WGW 025 - The Maltings, Worlingworth

The Maltings is a substantial and largely in-tact 18th C timber-framed malthouse representing a rare survival of its type, and as such is an important piece of industrial archaeology. It is located 80m W of a contemporary Grade II listed red-brick house, to which it originally belonged (now under separate ownership). The maltings is not listed in its own right.

Despite the poor condition of its roof and insertion of a 20th C pig pens, the great majority of the historic frame is sound and merits listing at Grade II.

The structure extends 30.75m by 5.4m and rises 4m at its eaves. There is no evidence of original partitions and the ground storey remains open. The 1st floor is sub divided into 2 roughly equal chambers in the 19th C. There is also evidence for numerous windows, several of which retain rectangular mullions and rails for sliding internal shutters. Further evidence for a lime malting floor, which is no longer surviving.
2 bays likely contained 2 loading doors.

Malting kiln has been removed but likely adjoined the E gable, evidence for this being the early heat worn brickwork

2 extra bays were added at an early date to the centre rear elevation, and extended by a further 3 bays before the tithe survey of 1837. These last three bays were originally open on the lower storey and probably formed a granary/malt store with cart access beneath (S1).