Nitrovit Limited

NITROVIT LIMITED, MALTINGS LANE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1338218
Date first listed:
16-Apr-1985
List Entry Name:
Nitrovit Limited
Statutory Address:
NITROVIT LIMITED, MALTINGS LANE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1338218
Date first listed:
16-Apr-1985
Date of most recent amendment:
02-Sept-1985
List Entry Name:
Nitrovit Limited
Statutory Address 1:
NITROVIT LIMITED, MALTINGS LANE

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
NITROVIT LIMITED, MALTINGS LANE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Essex
District:
Braintree (District Authority)
Parish:
Witham
National Grid Reference:
TL 82237 14544

Details

1841
1/155

MALTINGS LANE
Nitrovit Limited

(Formerly listed as The Maltings, COLLINS LANE)

II

Maltings and Maltings Office. c1700. Red brick with blue header diaper work.
Flemish and bond, corrugated asbestos roofs. Builder possibly Colling of Witham.
2 storeys, double range with Kiln and office to north east end. South East elevation
with 4 window range, ground floor windows with segmental heads incorporating blue
header decoration, now partly infilled. 2 light timber louvres over later small pane
metal windows. Moulded brick plinth. S.E. Office elevation with 2 similar first
floor windows and ground floor door. North West elevation with 5 window range in
irregular pattern and off centre first floor loading doors. Ground floor has 4
windows and three doors also in an irregular arrangement and similar detailing to S.E
elevation.

Ground floor plan has original central wall continuing through second floor with
original ventilator arches. Original stop chamfered tie beams and timber supporting
columns, some good C19 fluted cast iron columns.

First floor has original double range roof of joggled framed and pegged side
purlins, pegged at ridge. Centre tenoned top plate scarf with early wrought iron
over straps.


Listing NGR: TL8223714544

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
113620
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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