Hay folks, well myself and my partner in grime chris34 and of course my dear old mother Kathyms visited this site last week. Now this place has been visited and recorded so many time’s but to be fair it is coming close to being in the same league as cane hill or St Crispin’s on the urbex map.
Well the site we visited was the former bass Maltings in Sleaford in Lincolnshire and for those who have not seen any of the other thread’s here is a bit of history in brief; The whole complex was designed by H A Couchman, In 1901 The Engine House and Boiler House were built first followed by the Malthouses. The first reason that Sleaford was chosen it’s near the areas where the English malting barley primarily grew. Second, the site had sufficient water available. Third, the seasonal labour came from the barley growing areas and was easy to obtain in Sleaford.
In 1958 Production stops due to the advent of new malting processes and the size and inefficiency of the Malthouses.
In 1973 a small part of the Malting’s where used for vegetable processing and freezing and Poultry rearing. This ceased in 1990.
In 1974 the maltings was listed grade 2
In 1996 a fire destroyed a large part of the maltings a fire which was know in the local rag as the worst fire Sleaford had ever seen.
So on with the pics
Thanks for looking
Well the site we visited was the former bass Maltings in Sleaford in Lincolnshire and for those who have not seen any of the other thread’s here is a bit of history in brief; The whole complex was designed by H A Couchman, In 1901 The Engine House and Boiler House were built first followed by the Malthouses. The first reason that Sleaford was chosen it’s near the areas where the English malting barley primarily grew. Second, the site had sufficient water available. Third, the seasonal labour came from the barley growing areas and was easy to obtain in Sleaford.
In 1958 Production stops due to the advent of new malting processes and the size and inefficiency of the Malthouses.
In 1973 a small part of the Malting’s where used for vegetable processing and freezing and Poultry rearing. This ceased in 1990.
In 1974 the maltings was listed grade 2
In 1996 a fire destroyed a large part of the maltings a fire which was know in the local rag as the worst fire Sleaford had ever seen.
So on with the pics
Thanks for looking
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