MALTHOUSES NUMBER 16, 17, 18, 19 AND 20 AT FORMER BASS MALTINGS

MALTHOUSES NUMBER 16, 17, 18, 19 AND 20 AT FORMER BASS MALTINGS, WETMORE ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1374335
Date first listed:: 21-Jun-1979
List Entry Name:: MALTHOUSES NUMBER 16, 17, 18, 19 AND 20 AT FORMER BASS MALTINGS
Statutory Address:: MALTHOUSES NUMBER 16, 17, 18, 19 AND 20 AT FORMER BASS MALTINGS, WETMORE ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1374335
Date first listed:: 21-Jun-1979
List Entry Name:: MALTHOUSES NUMBER 16, 17, 18, 19 AND 20 AT FORMER BASS MALTINGS
Statutory Address 1:: MALTHOUSES NUMBER 16, 17, 18, 19 AND 20 AT FORMER BASS MALTINGS, WETMORE ROAD

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

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:: MALTHOUSES NUMBER 16, 17, 18, 19 AND 20 AT FORMER BASS MALTINGS, WETMORE ROAD

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

County:: Staffordshire
District:: East Staffordshire (District Authority)
Parish:: Burton
National Grid Reference:: SK 25203 23694

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 24/02/2016

SK 22 SE 7/142 5369

WETMORE ROAD, Malthouses Nos 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 at former Bass Maltings

(Formerly listed as Malthouses Nos 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 at former Brass Maltings)

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A large group of parallel ranges of 3 and 4 storey maltings. Built of red brick with blue brick plinth and stone impost string linking the giant blind arcading that articulates the window bays. Coped gable ends facing the road. Slate roofs in part replaced by tiles. Nos 18 to 21 set back from road, were erected by Bass & Co in 1853-54 and were the first multi-storey floor maltings in the town. Their design and 200 quarter steeping capacity established the standard size and style of Burton maltings. The centre pivoted windows were also introduced here for the first time, to control the ventilation of the germinating floor. The gabled kilns are set at right angles to the germinating floors at the east end adjoining the barley garners. Malthouses Nos 16 and 17 were added in 1864 and have the same design features as the earlier houses. They were built however on an innovatiory plan as a double malting ranged end to end. The top floor served as a barley store. The double gable end to road repeats the blind arcading motifs of the side elevations. At each end of the south front are gabled hoists supported on cast iron decorated brackets. Below at 2nd floor level are cast iron handling platforms, also supported by brackets, with iron trellis guard rails to sides.

Listing NGR: SK2520323694

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Legacy System number:: 273055
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.